The Rushlight Tournament

The Rushlight Tournament
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Start	Throne room events#Linzi Brought an Invitation
Location	Rushlight Fields
Time Limit	Day 1085, 162 days until AAC6
Type	Chapter quest
Parent Quest	War of the River Kings
Reward	Unlocks Festival building (If won) Lesser Ring of Ultimate Protection
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Quest_Rushlight (2a2139eca99f7f04ea4c2f778095e017)

The Rushlight Tournament is a quest in Pathfinder: Kingmaker.

Journal

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Every few years, Irovetti, the King of Pitax, summons important guests from all the surrounding kingdoms to participate in the Rushlight tournament. {Name} is now the {King/Queen} — which means {he/she}'s important enough to receive an invitation. Irovetti is a sly dog, and is definitely planning something vile... But that's no reason to miss the celebration!

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Visit the Rushlight Tournament in Pitax	+960xp	Obj_01_GoToTournament (c9a791a9e0da0b2419b00ac1aea421e4)
The tournament will take place in Pitax, on the shores of Rushlight Lake. In fact, that's actually where it gets its name! But let us hurry! I heard they're serving especially delicious wines this year! The tournament is about to begin — we'd better hurry! Addendum_0002 (bae5fef06f0c0754aa753cc43e3506ce)

Participate in the first contest of the Tournament	+960xp	Obj_02_Tournament1 (ab0c1bda3648f474a9189d392f8eef46)
The first contest will be the fishing triathlon — an entertainment that honors the folk handicrafts of the River Kingdoms. In order to join the competition, we should talk to the master of ceremonies, Nunzio Arpaia. Addendum_0007 (8bfa4f4db0e5c1444bb5e8df616e371f)

Participate in the second contest of the Tournament	+960xp	Obj_03_Tournament2 (45f86e8fe455172459f71f6f36dc241c)
The tournament continues with a boasting contest. It doesn't really matter if you have something to boast about. The main goal is to make your story sound super exciting, so the crowd wants to hear your tales over everyone else's! In order to join the competition, we should talk to the master of ceremonies, Nunzio Arpaia. Addendum_0008 (7973d58a649576c4d9c8ab09bb9d0cdd) The first victory is ours! Two more to go! Addendum_0011 (b41ef4946ebe7fd4188a27a9c4132d1f) We have lost the first contest, but not the tournament! Addendum_0012 (3d67006984c6bfb49adc1b26d41c423c)

Participate in the third contest of the Tournament	+1440xp	Obj_04_Tournament3 (7022e6dc06827234796ae64b0c40bdf8)
The first two contests change from year to year, but the final one has been the same since the very first Rushlight tournament: the traditional drunken melee. After getting drunk, the participants, armed with blunt weapons, fight in the mud until there's only one left standing! In order to join the competition, we should talk to the master of ceremonies, Nunzio Arpaia. Addendum_0009 (edd82b259a669804784a2817293c8ab3) Darn it all! We've lost twice. Now we can't win the tournament — but we can still put on a good show! Addendum_0017 (08585c284c9e04d4b99afa02d329b7a2) We have one victory and one loss. The whole tournament hangs on the final contest! Addendum_0018 (237143f5870cb554aa9b8a712552884d) We've already won twice! Time to make our triumph flawless! Addendum_0019 (56d38a3db4c444f4ea103de643d97ea7)

Learn the results of the Tournament	+1440xp	Obj_05_Results (907cfdfac5c4f6d43b06db268e6cc1f4)
The contests draw to a close as evening falls. We only have to wait until King Irovetti declares the winner — and then it's time for the banquet! King Irovetti is about to give a speech before all the guests. — Let's hear what he has to say! Addendum_0010 (c84cc903eb70b424a84f92c2142fa0de)

Wait for the news to come	+9600xp	Obj_06_NowWait (ef4b1bf2524362942ad59e199e734721)
The tournament is over. King Irovetti wasn't very friendly, but overall everything was settled peacefully. Perhaps this invitation wasn't a dirty trick after all... No! I can't believe that! There must be some kind of catch — or it wouldn't be Irovetti! I think we'll be hearing some news from Pitax in the near future. This was a disaster! We lost every contest. Well... Like the saying goes, it's not about winning, but taking part! Addendum_0013 (f64d79c9f6d009b41aadb4c16571880c) Drats! We've lost the tournament. — But at least we claimed one victory! Addendum_0014 (048c636c63eb94047a869248ef474284) We won two contests out of three. We could have done better, but it's still a victory! Addendum_0015 (6602eb6c42434f246af9b3ce703663a7) We won every contest. A flawless victory! Addendum_0016 (f0011805fb044a248962752852fcb4d3)

-	No exp	RushlightFail (7e4931d23be4fb64c85d9d307aabe228)
Hidden Failure

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I knew it! Irovetti, that scumball, invited us to the tournament for a reason – to disgrace our {King/Queen} and make {him/her} appear unfit to rule! That guy can be trusted in one thing only: he'll never miss an opportunity to stab you in the back!

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Walkthrough

Visit the Rushlight Tournament in Pitax

• Go to Rushlight Fields, but be warned that leaving the area before finishing all the events will cause you to fail the quest.
• Once on the location, there are several activities you can perform before going for the main event:
  1. Annamede Belavarah and Atalia Gitaren are needed for Linzi's A Bard's Calling quest.
  2. You can rise your romance with Valerie by talking with Castruccio Irovetti at entrance and by talking with Trader (Blacksmith - Rushlight).
  3. You can rise your romance with Octavia by talking with Trader (Generalist - Rushlight) and Bookmaker.
  4. You can rise your romance with Tristian by talking with Drunk Bully and Eimar Deschamps.
  5. You can rise your romance with Regongar by talking with Kharne Vereel. (and by getting kicked out, but that is not optimal for obvious reasons)
  6. Trader (Blacksmith - Rushlight) sells various +4 weapons and armor as well as some unique ones.
  7. Trader (Generalist - Rushlight) sells various accessories, most notable is Ring of Circumstances.
  8. Trader (Magic - Rushlight) sells various potions, scrolls and metamagic rods, as well as Lapis Lazuli Wyvern.
  9. Encounter Drunk Bully, getting rid of him successfully awards extra +960xp.
     1. If Tristian is in party and romanced, he will automatically resolve the situation.
     2. Pay 500
     3. Intimidate DC 36 check +5760xp, pick other option on failure.
     4. Bluff DC 32 check +1440xp, pick other option on failure.
     5. Stealth DC 28 check +360xp, get kicked out on failure.
  10. Encounter Eimar Deschamps
      • You can pass Perception DC 36 check +5760xp or Stealth DC 32 check +1440xp for extra information.
      • During dialogue you can pass Diplomacy DC 28 check +360xp for more info.
      • He gives out The River's Justice quest, if you decline he will go away and you will miss out on it. If you take the quest he will give you "Tearful Are the Skies" - Excerpt and Pitax River Bend will get revealed.
  11. Drey Yarnes can be pressed for information with passing hidden Lore (Religion) DC 30 check no exp or Diplomacy DC 28 check +360xp.
  12. Irsei Caelysse can be pressed for more information with passing Diplomacy DC 36 check +5760xp.
  13. Kharne Vereel will have more interactions later if you mention "Bloodbrush extract".
  14. Barker gives you an opportunity to participate in lock-picking contest. The price is 500.
      • First lock is Trickery DC 24 and gives 288xp total and 200.
      • Second lock is Trickery DC 36 and gives +480xp total and 300.
      • Third lock is trapped by Poison Dart, Perception and Trickery DC 40 to disarm +480xp and then Trickery DC 46 to unlock +720xp total, 3000 and Trapspringer's Gloves.
  15. Bookmaker will let you bet on Blue or Red team in Mephit duels.
      • The price is 500 and the prize is 1000, but you can make only up to 5 victories.
      • The Mephits are neutral, you can cheese the fight by using aoe spells.
• Several dialogue options will unlock only if you ask important NPC to talk about the others, so double-check the NPCs after talking to the other.
• Most NPC have [Attack] option, it will get you kicked out of the location and quest will fail.

Participate in the first contest of the Tournament

• Talk to Nunzio Arpaia to begin the Fisher's Triathlon: Book Event (Rushlight Triathlon)
• For all checks you get to choose a character.
• First contest:
  1. Athletics DC 42 check +46080xp
  2. Stealth DC 30 check +720xp, disqualified on failure.
• Second contest:
  1. Trickery DC 41 check +30720xp
  2. Stealth DC 30 check +720xp, disqualified on failure.
  3. Trickery DC 20 check +45xp (Requires hidden Perception DC 30 check to unlock)
• Third contest:
  1. Athletics DC 40 check +23040xp
  2. Trickery DC 35 check +3840xp, disqualified on failure.
  3. Trickery DC 50 check +61440xp, auto-win on success, disqualified on failure.
• You need to win at least two contests or pass a [Trickery 50] check in the third to win the triathlon. Experience-wise best course of action is [Athletics 42] then [Trickery 41] then [Trickery 50].

Participate in the second contest of the Tournament

• Talk to Nunzio Arpaia to begin the Boasting contest: Book Event (Rushlight Boasting)
  • Warning Annamede Belavarah will be gone from the location after it, so talk to her for A Bard's Calling if you haven't done so already.
• First part (uses character with highest skill):
  1. We didn't interfere.
  2. Diplomacy DC 40 check +23040xp
  3. Intimidate DC 35 check +3840xp, disqualified on failure.
  4. Stealth DC 25 check +180xp, kicked out on failure!
• Passing any of the three checks reduces the DC of second part checks by 5, in this stage you get to choose character:
  1. Diplomacy DC 41 +30720xp or 36 +5760xp
  2. Diplomacy DC 32 +1440xp or 27 +360xp (Completed Lonely Mill book event to the end)
  3. Diplomacy DC 32 +1440xp or 27 +360xp (Used Chaotic-only response in the end of Kobold and Mite war of Old Sycamore)
  4. Intimidate DC 32 +1440xp or 27 +360xp
  5. Bluff DC 32 +1440xp or 27 +360xp
• You win if you pass a check in second stage. Experience-wise best course of action is We didn't interfere. then [Diplomacy 41].

Participate in the third contest of the Tournament

• Talk to Nunzio Arpaia to begin Drunken Brawl.
• In drunken brawl you will have to fight against 5 brawlers, Pitax's one is the strongest, the following rules apply:
  • Your main character goes solo. Companions won't help. Animal companions and summon are missing too.
  • All gear will be stripped down, don't forget to equip it after the brawl!
  • Nearly all temporary buffs will be removed, and you get Drunken Melee buff which prevents you from using most of spells, abilities and weapons.
  • Ground effect such as Grease will stay on the arena floor.
  • You can cheese the fight by running out of the arena (and out of combat) and equipping your gear. Weapons still won't work, though.
• You win by beating down all the brawlers. But experience-wise it's better to win 2 previous contests and lose the brawl.

Learn the results of the Tournament

• Talk to Nunzio Arpaia to finish the quest, you will leave the area afterwards.
• The DC of checks in this part will depend on your previous actions, namely, each of the following actions adds +2 to all checks (total +10 for all):
  1. Killed Stefano Moskoni in Special Encounter (Stefano Moskoni).
  2. Didn't give Mathian Hanvaki's Letter to Edrist Hanvaki during The Lost Brother.
  3. Ordered Edrist Hanvaki to be executed during his first visit.
  4. Attacked Annamede Belavarah during An Amusement for the Nobles.
  5. Killed Edna Aldori and Julia Aldori during An Amusement for the Nobles. (bugged)
• On first stage you will have to respond to Irovetti's accusations:
  1. [Show the guests the signet with Irovetti's monogram] "I too have a most amusing story for you. This ring was given to me by a gnome named Tartuccio, on that bloody night when Swordlord Jamandi Aldori's mansion was attacked..." if you have Tartuccio's Present with you.
     • Reduces [Diplomacy] DC by 5 and Increase [Bluff] DC by 5 on next stages.
  2. Bluff/Intimidate/Diplomacy DC [35+bonus]
     • Success: No change
     • Failure: Increase both [Diplomacy] and [Bluff] DC by 5 on next stages.
  3. "Lies! Lies and slander! I demand you rescind your words!" or [Stay quiet]
     • Increase both [Diplomacy] and [Bluff] DC by 5 on next stages.
• Pick the response you like and Irovetti will announce the winner:
  • If you have won 3 contests, receive Lesser Ring of Ultimate Protection and proceed to Victory Speech
  • If you have won 1 or no contests, proceed to Loser Speech.
  • If you have won 2 contests:
    1. Diplomacy DC [30+-bonuses]
       • Success: Receive Lesser Ring of Ultimate Protection and proceed to Victory Speech.
       • Failure: Proceed to Failure Speech
    2. "This is absurd! We won two of the three contests. That prize is ours by right!"
       • Receive Lesser Ring of Ultimate Protection and get [Bad Tournament Results]
    3. (Neutral) [Stay quiet]
       • Proceed to Failure Speech
  • Victory Speech
    1. Diplomacy DC [30+-bonuses] and Bluff DC [30+-bonuses]
       • Success: [Good Tournament Results]
       • Failure: [Neutral Tournament Results]
    2. "Irovetti, I tire of your rudeness. To the Abyss with your insults!"
       • [Bad Tournament Results]
  • Loser Speech
    1. Diplomacy DC [35+-bonuses]
       • Success: [Neutral Tournament Results]
       • Failure: [Bad Tournament Results]
    2. "Watch yourself, Irovetti, or you'll regret it!" or (Neutral) [Stay quiet]
       • [Bad Tournament Results]

Metagaming

• The best rewards are achieved by winning first 2 contests and losing Drunken Brawl.
• Pick "Lies! Lies and slander! I demand you rescind your words!" or [Stay quiet] as first response, then pass Diplomacy check and then pass Diplomacy/Bluff check.
• If you met at least 4 criteria for DC increase you would receive a whooping +122880xp from those checks. But even if you didn't, those choices still give best rewards in your circumstances.

Wait for the news to come

• Wait until Linzi Brought Bad News event appears.

Bugs

If you purposefully fail to unlock the 3rd chest in Barker's trial, then you can repeat the test indefinitely, earning yourself 288xp for first 2 locks over and over. (Last Version:2.1.7b)