combat maneuver: 1d20+5 = 23

Choryon gets the double underhooks. She has twenty pounds on Sivius, two BAB, and five points of strength. (It'd be nine strength if she was raging, but... there's no need.)

He feels very much like a chewtoy in her mouth.

This is more and less terrifying than he expected.

unarmed strike: 1d20-1 = 13     damage: 1d4-2 = 1

13 will hit while she's in a grapple! And they've verified that he doesn't have a positive strength modifier.

Grapple check to pin: 1d20+5 = 17 

She throws him to the ground and falls on top of him, pinning his arms so can't move them or fight back. He'll tap out. 

Now we just do that again and again until we have our data!

Oh dear.

It is eventually determined that Sivius's Strength modifier is -2.

Which means that his Base Attack is +1.

Which means that he gained a point of BAB from his level in Paladin.

Which means that getting divine levels for free does at least give you the hitdice and BAB, if not, as far as I can determine, the proficiencies or skills.

Does it make a difference that I have stronger paladin powers than most novice paladins?

Yes it makes a difference - stronger how?

He was deeply afraid of the end of the world, and Cressida Kroft just announced to the Vault her new goddess of preventing the end of the world, and he wanted to know whether She had it handled, so he prayed for any reassurance Otolmens could offer. Now he's immune to fear.

He was reassuring on one extremely literal level, if not reassuring on any other. He can Lay on Hands too, it cures fatigue.

...

Then you're a 3rd-level paladin. 

With 1 BAB. Possibilities:

1 - You got d6s instead of d10s, and half-BAB instead of full BAB. Counting a level of Expert, you have four hitdice total - you have less BAB than an equivalent-level wizard because while the Expert is a 3/4ths BAB class, you're not using fractional bonus progression.

2 - You got d6s instead of d10s, and half-BAB instead of full BAB. The paladin levels replaced your NPC level, though, and you have three hitdice total.

I'm not sure how to tell the difference... your Intimidate DC, maybe?

If he has four hitdice, that should have incremented one of his stats. 

True. Do you feel any stronger, more dexterous, hardier, more intelligent, wiser, or more charismatic? 

I feel a lot hardier, like I've said.

...Unfortunately, that doesn't tell us anything. You could have gained Constitution, or you could have just gained hitpoints and Base Fort.

Well, five times in six you'd expect a non-con stat, um, what I mean is, a stat which isn't Constitution. To have been incremented instead. So that's a 1/6:1 update against 4 hitdice, right? Unless I'm misapplying Bayes' rule. 

That's, what, eighty-three percent and a third? 83.33etcetera percent. 

If we were torn between the possibilities before. I'd have put money on four hitdice, though... but not very much. I was maybe 75% on it?

...I'll get a calculator.

12.5 to 25, that's one in three.

I think we need to interrogate more of these paladins and inquisitors.

Oh, that's where you got off to! You know, most of the other clerics have already gone, we're pretty much waiting on Ragathiel and Cayden Cailean. 

Has anyone matched Hell's ante? 

Not quite, but when you put them all together... still not quite. Still, it's wild out there. Lots of clerics. 

Anyway, it's your turn now so get up in front of the crowd and tell us about Ragathiel.

Uh. 

I wanted to keep a low profile and not do anything that could draw attention to myself.