Typical OOC thread. Come on in and kick your feet up!

I know everyone is going to want to talk about what they rolled and what they should do so here is the place to ask and dispense advice, or just be amazed at what other people have come up with.

Holy cow! Nearly two dozen RTJ's within 12 hours! This might be a new record for me. I suppose a post like "Only for the daring" is a lure too shiny to resist :P

For those watching I am turning off the requesting players flag just so I stop accumulating new RTJs. There are plenty for me to sort through so I'm calling now the cutoff point. I will let you know if you've been accepted or not.

Hey gang, do me a favor. Copying your rolls into your PMs makes it a lot easier for me rather then digging through the dice roller.

Looking at the dice roller log makes me regret being cute with everyone's names... :P

Ha! I bet! Player...crap which One/1/Uno was it again?

Did everyone at least pick different colors?

I bet! :D

I'll PM you a name so you can start changing it.

Also, I'm picking Royal Red as my colour.

Purple is my color of choice!

Edit: And I'll come up with a character name and PM it to you as well...
This message was last edited by the player at 22:24, Sat 23 June 2018.

Oh crud we have to pick colors

Wait wait

No......

I can't choose RainBow can I?

No that sounds frustrating.

I guess this is me then!

... Albeit the Rainbow thing is kinda growing on me.

I don't think it's necessary for everyone to have their own color really, is it? I mean, we'll have character names and portraits to differentiate us, right?

I asked about colors for the dice roller itself to help the GM keep up with who rolled what.

As for everything else,  most games typically use color for text in conversation.  Not necessary, but a nice addition.

...huh. You can color dice rolls. I never noticed that before and never used it. That's cool.

So far two elves and two halflings...add in a couple of dwarves and scrap Pathfinder we can switch over to Lord of the Rings :P

To be fair I random’d mine to go true to theme!

I narrowed down the list of races and rolled myself.

In reply to Player One (msg # 18):

I didn't want to play one of the smaller races but decided I joined the game for RNG and I'd use RNG. Rolled Elf and so an Elf I will be. Had I chosen it would have been Human or possibly Half-Orc.

So what are people thinking about playing class-wise?

I haven't played a lot of Halflings. So after rolling my stats, I decided to just give it a try.

I will be a Halfling Magus.

This will also be my first time playing a Magus.
This message was last edited by the player at 00:04, Sun 24 June 2018.

In reply to Player Uno (msg # 21):

I am unsure if the GM wanted us discussing that, I'm happy to state if he's okay with it just kinda got the vibe he wanted us to rng/choose before worrying about party builds. ^^ And I know if I read everyone's classes I think 'oh we need this class for balance'.

Well for those of you watching on the sidelines you should have been contacted if you are in or out. If you haven't I apologize but all planned slots are now full.

For those of you Players, if you wish to discuss your characters please take it to the other thread marked for that. I just want to keep that stuff contained in one spot for easy reference later on.

In reply to Player Alpha (msg # 22):

I concur.

Hello folks

Please please please send me your vetoes. I'd reaallly like to get as much time in advance as possible for the game we end up playing and I'm sure many of you would be interested in knowing before you build your final character.

I was thinking about pushing something like Hell's Rebels due to the large number of halflings we might have but I think in spirit of the game we will let the RNGods decide our fate.

Reminder: If you absolutely don't care what game we play, let me know that too! Once everyone is checked in I can make the fateful final dice roll!

Are we allowed to take Hybrid classes? They don't have a section in the background generator, so thought I'd ask. I'm leaning towards a Slayer, but I can make Fighter work if Slayer is off the table. Or, I can take Slayer and roll on the Fighter tables. Whatever works for you.

Nope. Gotta be one of the core/base classes that has a background. This is OLD SCHOOL, we don't have time for your nimbly pimbly hah-bred classes! This here is DUNGENS & DRAGUNS not SWASHBUCKLORS AND WAHPRIESTS!!!

:P

In reply to Dungeon Master (msg # 28):

I considered it, had their been a fighter/rogue combo I might have asked myself. Decided to just go with straight rogue though and have fun with it, oldschool style!

Actually let me tag on another question.

ARCHETYPES.
Yay or Nay.

Archetypes are an option but hold off on those until we have an AP. If say Skulls & Shackles gets picked that might mean something very different then say Reign of Winter or some other localized environmental one.

Alright the list has been set....drum roll pleaaaaaase.....

Well I’ll be... RETURN OR THE RUINLORDS HAS BEEN CHOSEN!!!

Return of the Runelords, not the Rise. Quick question... is Ameiko in Sandpoint or has she gone East?

In reply to Dungeon Master (msg # 33):

So I googled it and....

Return of the Runelords is the twenty-third Pathfinder Adventure Path and is expected to begin in August 2018. It is a continuation of the Runelords storylines from Rise of the Runelords and Shattered Star, and the first adventure path to span player character levels 1 through 20.[1]

Is the wiki screwing with me or do we begin with Rise and keep going? (I don't normally AP so i'm clueless)
This message was last edited by the player at 02:18, Sun 24 June 2018.

Dont know...the AP doesn’t publish until August. Pro is its a brand new adventure and I can preorder for a discount. Con means waiting until then.

We can slide it out and pick Ire of the Storm instead. That will have to be a majority vote among you guys. I am fine either way.

The first part of six comes out in August and I’d rather not delay over a month myself so I vote ire

I vote Rise of the Runelords lol =)

To clarify it is not a continuation, but it does progress the metaplot. Given the pace it will probably be about 2 weeks before game on no matter what so yeah it would be about a 2-4 week delah before Return of the Runelords releases

I vote for playing Ire of the Storm, as opposed to doing nothing until August 29th.
This message was last edited by the player at 02:32, Sun 24 June 2018.

Two months of downtime just waiting for a book to come out does seem a little excessive. I'm not usually a fan of the one-off adventures like Ire of the Storm, but I'm also not a fan of anything else the dice roller has decided for me so far. Why break the pattern now? :P

REROLL :)

I have a solution. Why dont we run a smaller one off adventure close to where Return starts. By the time we finish that I can have Return locked and loaded. Does that sound like a plan?

Sure why not

A one off that leads into the new AP sounds like a win to me.

Works for me!

I'm good with whatever you decide!

I have no preference of AP. I rolled my veto in the spirit of RNG. :D

Yeah, sounds good to me.

In reply to Dungeon Master (msg # 43):

1. I rarely if ever AP and in general i have had bad luck with them on Rpol, so I'm clueless and open to whatever. I just adored the format so much it had to be played! ^-^

2. My only suggestion is this, the longer a gap between 'character creation' and 'game start', the more likely you are (from my experience on rpol) to have players drop. Especially over weeks if not months, its easy to disconnect from a character you've never actually played and lose interest. So my vote is 'whatever works but the sooner we can start the better'.
This message was last edited by the player at 03:03, Sun 24 June 2018.

Point number two is valid.

See my experience is different. Solid players are solid, flakes are flakes. If waiting a couple of weeks is the difference between you playing and you flaking, you were always going to flake. Maybe not right away but within the first couple of months or so you were probably going to flake out. Then again I have been doing this for a loooong time and fully admit that I am a bit judgey and jaded at time :P

That being said I see on the store it is August 29th which is too long for me to wait so I will look at a couple of one shots I have my eye on and get thins started. For now we will just leave the campaign trait slots blank and do a light touch on backgrounds, In addition when the players guide finally comes out I will build in some downtime so players can retrain to better suit the AP.

The more I think about it, the more I want to run Return of th Ruinlords. The fact that RNG picked it is too powerful an omen to ignore.

The dice-gods have spoken

Indeed.

In reply to Dungeon Master (msg # 51):

Here I find a disconnect from a character is just really hard to come back from. I've played in games for years straight, but also walked out when I lost touch with my character and just couldn't care about them anymore.

I'm fine with RotR but the Only question I have is.... RotR says it starts at level 1 and goes to 20, so would a short adventure path leave us at level 1 and we use it as a bonding experience?

Yep. And if it bumps you to level 2....shrug. I can easily work around thar.

I an super impressed and excited for this group. From what I have seen so far this is going to be awesome. Many of you are done with background generation. PM if you want input on fleshing it out into a full story or tying it to Golarion setting.

It seems we have all our classes and races in. Of course we have the token human. Too bad he's a jerk. :P

Gonna look forward to roleplay with you guys. Seems you all know what you are doing. ;)

Updated character creation guidelines to include more information of where people can be from and why they're in the area of the adventure start. It is not a comprehensive list but it should give you a good starting point.

Is anyone planning to be a local to Ravenmoor? So far seems like everyone is traveling or part of carnival.

Traveling

I think Garlad is going to be a local. Mind if I name the captain of the local militia that's going to be 'The Boss' I rolled during creation or did you already have an NPC in that spot?

Alright so here is the basic premise to get you guys into the right frame of mind. The Umbra carnival (a fairly well known and popular traveling show in Varisia) has decided to set up shop outside of the small town of Ravenmoor. Most people who hear are like “where? Never heard of it.”

Ravenmoor it turns out is a small marshy village (around 130 people) that is notoriously closed off to strangers. The town doesn’t even have an inn. Unfortunately the Carnival has already paid bards weeks in advance to advertise the location so everyone is stuck. The locals don’t want the carnival but with so many travelers en route they can’t kick it out or everyone will arrive with no where to go. The carnival is upset that this location that seemed good on the map turned out to be a swampy mess and visitors have no place to stay.

In an uneasy truce, the villagers helped the carnival erect some tents to keep the bugs out and the carnival is using their crew to “escort” groups of visitors through town and into the carnival so nobody gets “lost” or causes trouble in town. This means that the carnival itself is woefully understaffed and the overall experience is more like a guided tour than a free roaming experience.

You lot have been lumped together into a group with Torgan as your tour guide. He will be responsible for keeping you guys happy and entertained (and safe) during your visit to the carnival.

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Garlad, we will talk privately if you want to be local.

Just clicked the Ravenmoor link and saw "Government: Secret Society." Well, can't say Garlad would be super opposed to the idea. Definitely getting Hot Fuzz vibes.

Awesome and I’m all good to go with Amara I think :) how’s everyone else doing? Amara ended up playing up an almost-ranger path in her background story which was fun to explore

Added a map of Ravenmoor to Group 1. Also cleaned up some stuff and renamed the game.

Are we still waiting on Garlad and Talla?

I sent in my narrative backstory and had it approved, finished my character sheet,  picked a portrait.  Just need to write up a character description.

In reply to Talla (msg # 67):

I cheated with a picture albeit I probably should type something specific up too

Oh... Garlad is out.. :(

No humans in our group now. :(

Aww our token human

Edit: Note sure I like my description much, may edit it again in the future, but it'll work for now.
This message was last edited by the player at 10:01, Mon 02 July 2018.

Hm..so Torgan wasn't with the party, he's the half-orc waiting to guide us? I didn't realize that.

Sorry if that wasn't clear from my introduction.  Torgan is here with the circus.

Just to peel back the curtain a bit, the idea for this is to give you guys a chance to just interact with one another and get to know one another. Also I personally find it amusing to put a bunch of adventurer's through a carnival.

Oh look! An orc in a cage! :P

HOWEVER I also fully acknowledge that some people aren't that interested in the "talky talky" bits and want to get on with a sense of purpose or direction. It doesn't necessarily have to jump straight into combat but I get people want something to happen.

Therefore I'm happy slow playing things and letting you guys interact with one another and the carnival but just shoot me a PM when you're ready for things to move on. Judging by how strongly you word that PM I might summarize things up and push you along or even just summarize the rest of the evening to really toss you guys into the action.

No matter what, if you're not finding it fun then just shoot me a PM and let me know!

I’m happy with both but thank you for the heads up

I'm looking forward to this horror. Painted bull seems likely though.

Ryn doesn't have much to say yet to these people he doesn't know much, but that will change once they are more acquainted. I am not in a rush, however, and interacting (even mostly silently) with the other PCs is fun. Trust me...later on, you will long for the times when Rynwyrd said nothing at all LOL

In reply to Rynwyrd Darkmoon (msg # 76):

Verna is already thinking "oh shut up already." :P

In reply to Verna Underbough (msg # 77):

<sob>

Lol!

But you know what happens when someone leaves the group... right? It happens in all of the horror movies! *gasps*

I'll be right baaaaack...lol

Finally, I can start my real plan of murdering the party one by one!

Scream: Pathfinder Edition.

As fun of a roleplaying challenge as it is trying to sell the party on this maybe-not-so-great carnival, it might be time to speed things up a bit.  Maybe after we're through the Danger Wing?
This message was last edited by the player at 04:09, Wed 11 July 2018.

Are you sure we're done making fun of Rynwyrd? :D

By the by, it's pronounced "rin-weird".

So every Pathfinder low level adventure tends to start out with a basic "learn how to roll dice" section. It's either a very trivial combat or more often a series of low-pressure skill checks.

So the idea behind the carnival adventure is that you explore the carnival making knowledge checks to figure out the tricks or gimmicks behind attractions as well as basic skill checks to win at the carnival games

BUT ultimately it's all low-key RP stuff. If you're having fun diving into things by all means we can move things along and you guys can win some coppers at carnival games BUUUT I get the sense from some of you that you're looking for the actual plot line to trigger. There are actually several places that could trigger an adventure and I was waiting to see where you guys went to first to make it more organic so if you vote to move along, please PM me that and I'll give you a list of locations and you can list out the order you'd like to visit them. Based on those votes I can trigger the plot line and move things along...

In reply to Dungeon Master (msg # 86):

Do you want us to split up or stay together in an eight man party? Or just do what comes along naturally?

It would help me out considerably if you guys would try to stay together but if it gets really difficult just shoot me a PM about your thoughts.

In reply to Dungeon Master (msg # 88):

I'm absolutely fine staying together, in a situation like this it worked out great since I could just state Amara was waiting at the end of the tent.

Also as a change of pace I think I'm going to shift NPC dialogue based upon their attitude.

So Helpful NPCs will speak in Blue, friendly in Green, neutral in Black, unfriendly in orange and hostile in red.

Does that sound like something that would be cool and helpful and fun?

It sounds like something I won't remember and will have to look up every time <laugh>, but if it enhances the experience for people and you as the DM, then go for it!

Talla's pretty confident for a level 1 character.  Don't you know tiny towns like this always have a level 4 ranger for their sheriff, and a pack of level 3 clerics hanging out at church?

Though in this case, there's explicitly no sheriff or church in town...

We're the toughest people in town!  Lets skip the murder mystery and pillage this village!
This message was last edited by the player at 05:20, Tue 17 July 2018.

In reply to Torgan Dul (msg # 92):

YES!! Oh wait I forgot my CE character in my other pants.

Oh right, cavalier.  Lets... liberate the village from it's tyrannical rulers, establish ourselves as the local government, then collect taxes?  Taxes of course meaning every thing of value in town.

In reply to Torgan Dul (msg # 94):

how about we liberate the village, tax it to the ground, then use that money to move these people out of this mosquito laden shithole and build them a new town somewhere nice and less creepy.

Hopefully her pride and overconfidence won't be the death of her.

Actually liberate the town from the corrupt mayor, tear down his home for raw materials and rebuild the church into a martial religious bastion.  Nothing like a little religion to empty willing pockets, make sure the more morally inclined go along with it and line the pockets of the less so quite favorably.

Damn that presumably evil mayor!  His presumed reign of terror must end!

Of course they are evil...

After having fleeced the village all he can he helped secure the arrival of the carnival to have the death make the locals fall on the visitors in mob justice.  A few hours later he’s one of the few standing and sole owner of all the ‘assets’ left behind.

Edit:
Will make a proper in game post when I’m not on my tiny phone.
This message was last edited by the player at 18:12, Tue 17 July 2018.

Just as a bit of funsies I didn't have this adventure pre-planned. Seemed a shame to do all this RNG and then throw you guys on railroads. The reason you guys were free to wander around is that there were different adventures planned depending on which "trigger" you hit first.

To the sphinx!

Oh... so if we detour, we can trigger everything all at once :)

Just like a little kid in the candy store running down the aisles touching all the candy and saying mine, mine, mine, mine, mine...

What I'm hearing is that telling this shady jerk to solve the murder herself and going to check out the zoo is totally an option!

I mean, I'm up for a good murder mystery, but the zoo has a manticore!  (Probably.  Torgan doesn't really know his magical beasts.)

Lol. For all you know it's just this with wings pinned on:

That would be worth a silver piece to see, depending on the quality of the wings. =P

I would be willing to pay to see something that cute!!

Jokes aside, are we taking the job if Delisen keeps refusing to pay?  Walking away would fit Torgan's character (more due to feeling insulted than anything else,) but I'll go along with what the group's decision.

Because while the murder investigation itself seems pretty interesting and my instinct is to "yes, and" the plot hook, this lady is giving off a pretty bad vibe.  "This murder is...inconvenient to me.  I know none of my people did it, because my people are apparently super good at hiding murders.  Now go save my business, and maybe I'll pay you if I feel like it.  Chop chop!"
This message was last edited by the player at 16:19, Thu 19 July 2018.

I agree, and why Moggrim did too.

Time and effort costs.  Quarter pay to show good faith rather than go do this and then we’ll pay you afterwards has the we’re gonna potentially not give you full pay or any at the end.

Karella already agreed to the job. But of course, she would want to get whatever was negotiated via collective bargaining.

The reason Amara pushed for a quarter pay is simply in case this goes to shit and we have to run because she pins the murders on us and sets the town against us (and maybe the sphinx).

I got lucky and kept passing my sense motives (or she got unlucky). So while the safe place to sleep is tempting, I'm hesitant on how to respond cause Amara's ready to bail. This is how you pin a murder on someone kids.

It is?  How would she go about framing us for the murder?  Send us to the crime scene, burst in with the mayor, and shout "There's the killers!  Over there!  The ones with no blood on their clothes, who everyone saw enter town an hour ago!  Get them, before they use those weapons that don't resemble sphinx claws at all!"
This message was last edited by the player at 20:52, Thu 19 July 2018.

The Mayor rolls a 1 on Sense Motive.

Besides, this would explain how we ended up having to overthrow him and take over the town.


Honestly, Talla wants a bit of adventure, and this isn't nearly as boring as the journey and carnival thus far.

Quarter upfront sounds GREAT to her. She definitely has had her experience with seedy, criminal types, so she never really trusts anyone, but she could always leave. She won't blindly trust. She is happy letting others question and haggle. They seem to be doing a good job. If the majority of the group is in, she would be, too.

Sorry if this came off sounding shadier than it was supposed to be. Her point was mainly that the murder wouldn't make much sense for an insider to do. Her point was that if the head of the guards who discovered the body was the killer he could probably just throw a tarp over it and dump it quietly in the swamp someplace.

Also from her perspective she's offering up a lot of money to complete strangers mostly because they're the only possibly competent people in the area but that hardly makes them trustworthy. They could take the gold and run away a lot easier then it Almara could pack up the carnival...

Yes but if they take the money and run it's easy to say we killed the man and stole his money and pin it on us because we are the well armed outsiders ;)

Officially Venlok = Beefcake!

I'm away this weekend. Verna is following along.

I'm trying to roleplay some chaos into this if you all don't mind. Having a conversation isn't always easy at a new crime scene. ;)

I'd like some one to follow, just in case i don't become another murder victim.

This might even be split into two threads for a while if the scent leads far off.

In reply to Verna Underbough (msg # 117):

I'll come with, as someone with nature-skills if we're going a tracking. Amara is not meant to be a diplomatic character anyway.

Corrected the weird color issue in my last post.

Sorry, rl got a bit crazy, will post today.

I updated my last post to have Torgan barge in on the conversation.  I don't mean to step on your toes, Moggrim, but we've been waiting on you for 3 days now.

Of course, Moggrim can still post as normal, since Torgan didn't really add much to the conversation other than barging in and confidently saying the same thing Moggrim had just said, but worse.

Oof, I just looked at the dice roller.  Good luck guys!  Whatever it is that you're fighting looks pretty nasty, based on those damage dice.

My apologies! The days slipped away from me and I hadn't realized it had been that many days since my last post. I will try to catch up.

Just as an FYI, my posting is going to be slower than normal this week and next week. After that I should be able to pick things up considerably.

PM

Apologies for the long delay. As I said, posting is going to be rough this last week but I'm hoping things will wiggle loose and I can squeeze in an update or two.

Next week should return to a more regular and frequent update.

This delay actually worked out for me, since I was on vacation for the last week or so, too.

My posting rate was gonna be pretty low no matter what, and this way it's not my fault!
This message was last edited by the player at 18:19, Wed 29 Aug 2018.

Waiting on Talla and Amara...

I don't have a lot of options, right? My understanding is that just about anything I do would result it hitting -1. I can move. But most other actions are too strenuous.

If I am wrong, I will post ASAP.

Blaze of glory, Talla!  Blaze of glory!  The others can stabilize you if they win.

In reply to Dungeon Master (msg # 128):

I was waiting for a response to the question I left you.

Sure. Why not! I guess the worst that could happen is my character dies, right? hah!

The grid shifted because of a glitch in the program but the positions are all still correct.

In reply to Dungeon Master (msg # 133):

Ty!

Good news bad news. The good news is that I have a copy of the Return of the Runelords AP and flipping through the pages makes me think its going to be fun. It seems pretty open for adventure. Bad news is that as far as I can tell there isn’t a player guide which is annoying becaus the AP mentions it pretty frequently...

So once this adventure is wrapped up I have a not too gimmicky way to transition over to the AP proper.

Awesome!

Is the transition everyone making new characters because their old ones got slammed to death by some unstoppable killing machine? 

A quick search of the forum hints that the player's guide should be out within a week or so.  Guess it's good that we made our characters randomly, anyways.
This message was last edited by the player at 22:14, Sat 01 Sept 2018.

Guide is available now

@Torgan: Pretty is of course a matter of perspective. Statwise she's at a 15 CHA so definitely above average but in a place like this she might as well be an avatar of Shelyn herself :P

Yeah, that's more or less how I had her pegged, as "Yeah, she's pretty enough for a townie, but Torg has more important things to do than hit on her."  He's half suspicious about how much she stands out, and half hoping that she'll be more talkative then her (presumed) parents.

I'm a little confused as to what's going on here.  My take on Rynwyrd's post was that he was walking around the outside of the shop to see if Eliza was sneaking out a back door.  But the DM post says he walked into the shop.  Torgan probably would have tried to stop him, since he smells a trap, but that can be waved off as him being a bit slow to react when Ryn brushes past him.

Anyways, is Ryn inside the shop, or outside?

huh. Yeah. My intention was to go around back to make sure Eliza didn't escape out the back or something. I mean, whatever, and we can roll with it but that wasn't my intent.

Oops! There isn't a "back of the story" just the little room the crone sleeps in so I thought that Ryn was following.

Your call if you want to proceed as is or rewind a bit. I don't know what your plans are after realizing there isn't a back entrance...

I'm fine either way, leaning slightly towards going ahead as-is.  Makes things a bit more interesting.

Shrug. Yeah, that's fine. We're there already. We'll just move forward AND ALL DIE OR KILL TOWNSFOLK!! lol

Also, it looks like my AC is lower than what's on my sheet?

Should I wait to post until after Eliza goes? And...were we allowed to carry weapons around in town?
This message was last edited by the player at 16:15, Sat 29 Sept 2018.

Honestly, I'd say our best course of action is to just withdraw out of the store.  Killing them is going to be pretty hard to justify unless there's something damning in the back room, like a shrine to Lamashtu or a pile of heroin.  And I don't know if we're tough enough to risk using non-lethal force.

As for weapons, you haven't really had a chance to put your gear away, so I'd assume you're still carrying your full travelling kit.
This message was last edited by the player at 20:07, Sat 29 Sept 2018.

Well there IS such a thing as doing non-lethal damage, you just take a penalty to attack. =)

Just as an FYI we are getting relatively close to the end of the module. Assuming quick responses and progress I could see us moving to the actual AP by November.

now that you've had a chance to play around with your random characters I am no longer holding you to a requirement to continue those characters or RNG a new character. We've had some obstacles, we've had some combat, we've had some good characterization.

So going forward there are a couple of things to consider:

• Do you want to keep your character or create a new one?
  
  
• If creating a new one, do you want to follow the same RNG pattern or create a more standard one using 15-point buy?

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Independent of that, everyone has unlocked their 3rd traits for the campaign. You have to look at the Player's guide because neither Archives of d20pfsrd have them posted ubt here is a quick summary:

Accidental Clone - +1 trait bonus to Bluff and Diplomacy as well as 1/chapter you can add +20 to a single saving throw vs. mind-affecting effects after learning the aoutcome.

Audrahni's Ally - you have a connection to a major NPC for the adventure. In addition to knowing more about her backstory than others would, 1/chapter you can cast one of these spells at your character level: calm emotions, cure moderate wounds, lesser restoration

Close Allies - You and another PC are close friends. Both of you have to take it. Whenever you are adjacent to your ally, gain +1 trait bonus to all saving throws. 1/chapter you can grant your close ally a bonus equal to 1d6 to their 1d20 roll. This bonus can be granted after the roll but before results are known.

Intrigued by Thassilon - You gain Thassilonian as a bonus language, and at 1st (and every odd level) you gain a bonus skill rank that can only be applied to: Know(Arcana), Know(History), Linguistics, or UMD. 1/chapter you can EITHER take a 20 on a UMD check OR activate a charged magic item without expending any charges.


Scion of Legend - You have a link to a hero from a previous AP (Shattered Star or Rise of the Runelords). Choose two skills. You get +1 on them and they're both class skills. 1/chapter as a free action you can gain an insight bonus equal to your level (minimum +10) to a skill check. Can apply after roll but before results known.

Spirit Touched - had a close encounter with ghosts/undead etc. You gain +2 bonus on all saving throws against supernatural attacks, spells, or SLA from undead. 1/adventure you can automatically succeed at a Con check to stabilize or a saving throw to remove negative levels.

Time Lost - Gain +2 trait bonus on initiative checks. 1/adventure as immediate action you can use your connection to time to force the GM to reroll a d20.

I like Amara, albeit I didn’t get unlucky in her rolling so that may be why. I’ve also never pushed a rogue so it will be fun.

Audrahni offhand strikes me as the most useful just for lesser restoration or cmw 1/ Chapter, but I think Time Lost might fit the thief most. Intrigued by Thassilon is almost tempting for UMD tho.
This message was last edited by the player at 04:02, Sun 30 Sept 2018.

I'd definitely prefer to keep Torgan.

I could probably retcon him to be a Scion of Legend.  Maybe the half-orc bard who trained him was more than they seemed.

Let me read the player's guide :)

I don't know. I like the backstory of Rynwyrd, but in play he seems....stilted and hard to connect with. I'll see if I can read the Player's Guide in the next day or so and get back to you.

I'd like to create a new character with the point buy system.

As things stand now I'll probably create a new character. Haven't decided on RNG or point buy.

What is RNG again? :)

In reply to Karella (msg # 155):

Random Number Generator I believe.

Right... b/c I was getting that confused with  [PF] Return of the RNGlords. The name of our game. :)

If you are planning to do a new character please send me the details asap. Also please PM me a vote for the followong:

We are approaching the end of the main challenges planned but there will be a comsiderable amount of wrap up to put all the pieces into place. Let me know if you want to RP that out OR if you would rather just receive a summary of events.

hahahaha oh random number generator, how you hate me so!

"I have no wish to harm you!" And apparently no ability to do so! LOL!


Edit: I assume the other group is actually moving the plot forward and making a lot more progress than Torgan and I. =)
This message was last edited by the player at 15:26, Wed 03 Oct 2018.

We got delayed by a few near deaths. Still might have to bury a halfling, but that would be for fun and profit rather then tragedy.

Oh what the hell? Shit just got real! LOL

Do people that are switching know what they are switching to?

Reminder. If you're planning on swapping characters please consider what you want to switch to sooner than later. It'd be nice to do a clean transition from this prologue to the main game without having to wait a couple weeks of downtime while people regen characters.

I live! But barely. I've been sick as a dog for two weeks which just happened to coincide with a new job with brand new responsibilities.

Things are finally turning around and as part of that I've shut down a bunch of my newer games and more time intensive games. I've marked this game as being one that I actually have the time and ability to keep updating so good news, updates should be incoming!

Hooray!

Yay! Not dead!

Torgan, shouldn´t you roll a d4 instead of d3 for the mirror images? There are 3 mirror images but there´s also a real Weaver and there´s a chance that you´ll hit it. Which will give the rest of us a chance to see who the real one is too until it's turn.

Right, I got mixed up about how many images were left.  Fixed it.

So the illness is passing. I'm hoping to get back into regular swing of things next Monday.

Map has been fixed.

I'm sorry you were sick, but glad you're feeling better

Apologies again for the long delay. Transitioning jobs is...time consuming. And holidays. Happy holidays :D

That being said everyone please finalize your ideas for your next characters ASAP. The plan is to finish this section up in December and kick off the new year with the actual AP.

You will be carrying over XP and your choice of either specific loot you have acquired or equivalent sale price in gold so your new characters will most likely start at around 2nd lvl and with ~500gp extra pocket money, give or take.

In reply to Dungeon Master (msg # 172):

Sweet! happy holidays!

Happy holidays

Glad to here. I'm recovering from a broken leg... I'll be here a lot!

Well, we're fucked.  Nobody in the crowd bothered to look through the door, the web disappeared despite not being a spell, (and I guess nobody looked at IT either, even though it was outside.)  Turns out we have zero real proof, the mayor is in on it, and he's an even better diplomancer than Torgan.

My suggestion, though I'm trying not to be the guy who just tells everyone else what to do, is for Karella to get more detail on those magical auras she detected, someone with a good perception score to search the place (especially the back room, and the corner with all the silkworms,) and/or someone with decent diplomacy to start using aid another on Torgan.

Worst case scenario, I use fascinate and we run.

EDIT: A quick check of the fascinate ability reminded me that its still useless.  I don't suppose anybody has obscuring mist?
This message was last edited by the player at 21:58, Wed 28 Nov 2018.

Can other people roll diplomacy or is Torgan's all we get? Cause Torgan's not rolling well, Amara's not much of a face but she can still outroll that with a decent roll

I could roll diplomacy with my -1 i suppose. :P

In reply to Verna Underbough (msg # 178):

Amara has a +5 to Bluff and Diplomacy. Figured investing a point in each would make sense for a Rogue who doesn't wanna be killed.

The question isn't whether you can beat my 13, but whether you can beat the mayor's roll.  Keep in mind I rolled a 26 diplomacy last turn and Kriegler still dumpstered me.  I think it would probably be better to use your social skills to aid my checks.  With Amara's help, Torgan can roll with a +13, which is hopefully enough to get by.

But either way, I wouldn't mind some help.
This message was last edited by the player at 06:55, Thu 29 Nov 2018.

Sorry I missed out on the opportunity to be more helpful. Broke my leg last week and I've been in/out of hospital, ER and doctors' offices. I'm on the mend, but with lots of pain meds.

BUT that said, I'm getting back on track since I have a lot of time on my hands.

In reply to Karella (msg # 181):

Feel better soon, all i can say is ouch!

To save time I rolled for everyone in case they see the vials...and everyone failed. I rolled below 10 5 times in a row...

Rynwyrd 7 13 6/10 Branched Spear+3 1d8-1 Inspired

How was Rynwyrd hurt? Is it obvious?

Eliza (viorecs widow) slashed him up with her sickle.
This message was last edited by the player at 15:54, Wed 05 Dec 2018.

Speaking of which, is the widow dead?  Most of the damage on her was non-lethal, so I assumed she was unconscious with positive hit points.

Unconscious only.

And thus concludes the prologue for our little game.

For the official start of the game you will be getting to create your new character with the following notes:

1) Everyone is level 2. If you are keeping your character then level them up otherwise build at level 2.
2) For wealth everyone is getting their starting gold + 500gp. That represents the value of misc. loot found exploring the abandoned farmhouse + the reward given to you by Almara (circus manager) + an additional bonus of gold given by Andretti as a "thanks for your work now I'm paying you to leave"  kind of thing.

Hurrah!

Please tell me that we're not going with the stats from here :)
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@Karella: I believe you get your choice between random rolls and 15 point buy.

In reply to Dungeon Master (msg # 188):

Should I forget about the rest of the potions then for the +500 gold?

His previous game used as 20 point buy. I'll use that unless I hear otherwise.

Thanks!

Need character sheet unlocked for me to edit

Well, I am certainly not feeling Rynwyrd. Too stiff and...I don't know. But not very fun to play. I'll have to ponder during the holidays if I have another concept (or want to brave random rolls for race and class in addition to everything else for truly random character).

In reply to Rynwyrd Darkmoon (msg # 196):

While Amara’s stats on their own tempt me to keep playing her for some reason I am really grooving on her as a character, I would have likely kept her even if I had to redo stats. Rnging everything turned out fun I haven’t done it in so long

Hey gang. Happy holidays and happy new year. Updates incoming on a regular basis starting tomorrow!

Character sheets will be unlocked and just shoot me a PM for new character names.

Well shit. My computer was dying so I backed everything up and bought the parts to rebuild it but now I must have screwed something up. Either something wiggled loose or I bent a pin installing the CPU... I my weekend is now being spent diagnosing parts and/or saying fuck it and just buying something off the shelf. Sorry but delays until at least Monday unless a miracle happens and I get this working over the weekend.

Good luck!

- Trying to decide what to spend 500 on, if not a duel wielder I’d just make
My weapon and armor MW. May still and just keep non mw offhand

I'll be taking the Accidental Clone trait for the AP. I will bring in a cavalier from one of my previous games and ZAP, he died and was reborn as a woman. OMG :)

I don't know all the details so maybe I'll change it, but 'Time Lost - Gain +2 trait bonus on initiative checks. 1/adventure as immediate action you can use your connection to time to force the GM to reroll a d20.' Seems ideal for Amara. Generally the Initiative bonus fits her and 1/Adventure being able to negate a critical attack could be damned useful. But I may want to know more specifics on what it means lorewise for her.

Audrahni's Ally, Intrigued by Thasslion, or even Spirittouched might also work for Amara's backstory.

So good news and good news. I ended up not borking my build and it works fine now (note to self, make sure graphics card clamps in completely next time....grr.....) Updates incoming tonight!

In reply to Dungeon Master (msg # 203):

Awesome. Since I don't have the AP, I should ask. Are their any RP Aspects to the campaign traits we need to know about, or are we choosing them blindly based on what they do? Also is 1/Adventure the entire campaign or just a portion of it?

Here is the AP player's guide
https://paizo.com/products/btq...elords-Players-Guide

I will be setting some time aside to start throwing up information about the starting town. As Kamea helpfully posted please familiarize yourself with the player's guide, at least insofar as the local town information is concerned. My goal is to get us moving again by the end of this week!

Thanks so Much Kamea. Time-lost definitely doesn't fit Amara as a character, but I think audrahni’s ally does. Gonna PM the DM, I can see several places where they could have interacted in Amara's past.

Okay gang, I'm finally in a good place to get this game kicked off. I know characters are in various stages of completion so please get to work on that ASAP!!!

In the meantiime in case you haven't looked at the player's guide here is the rundown for the start of the adventure:

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Roderic's Cove is a small town about 50 miles southwest of Riddleport (and about 75 miles west of Ravenmoor as the crow flies). It has a population of ~1,100 and was built up from a traditional Varisian gathering point. Constant struggles keep the small and insular town from developing into something more, and gossip and superstition both bolster and restrict the community. As often as the town has resisted corrupt rule, its people have exhibited voluntary ignorance when choosing what to accept due to family or tradition, resulting in a tightly knit community of people resistant to outside influence.

The town is named after Sir Roderic who lead a group of emigrants from Magnimar to settle here about 80 years ago. He settled in the natural harbor of the cove and the town has been quite prosperous being a natural port along the coast between Riddleport and Magnimar although it has to constantly resist the influences of Riddleport that have stymied it from expanding.

Recently (for those who are local or have Knowledge:Local) there has been a sudden escalation in gang violence. There are several thieves guilds/gangs that operate in Roderic's Cove in an uneasy peace that has been recently shattered by brazen murders at night right in the town's square! The locals are trying to keep it quiet but those with an ear to the ground looking for adventures would be keen to realize that something has triggered this rise and the growing unease in the city could mean a lot of extra gold floating around for sellswords and additional guards in the city.

Right now the PCs will start in the Circle Market, an open air market where locals are chatting and shopping.

Obviously Amara and Torgan know each other and traveled her together but I'll leave it to Goril and Kamea to figure out how they got attached. Maybe they're an old friend, maybe they're a local sellsword and was part of a caravan that Amara and Torgan attached to, or maybe they were all in a tavern last night and had such a great time that they agreed to hang out and tour the town together for the market.

I ended up stuck with Torgan? Eesh talk about bad luck.
Joking I’m sure he’s a better companion then carnival guide

Also I think Amaras all done?

Torgan was a great tour guide.  Not his fault that the attractions were mostly stuff like "a woman who kinda looks like an orc."

Hey gang, bad news. I picked up the mantle of GMing at my local table so I'm going to have to cut back on some of the games on my plate online. Apologies for shutting it down before it ever really got started but such is life.

Understandable, sad but understandable. Enjoy your new game!

dang it!  Oh well, at least we got to the end of one mini-arc, which is more than I can say for a lot of games lately.

I can at least now state Amara's stats where frigging insane. I know RNG can go well but Amara was just brokenly high.

I believe offhand she's a 45 point buy equiv?
This message was last edited by the player at 20:43, Thu 31 Jan 2019.

LOL
So jealous, I got the opposite :)

Anybody still around? It turns out that things have settled down considerably and I just might have room in my schedule for this game, assuming there is still interested players...

Still here. I don't think that I've finished the character :)
Let me know if we are continuing and I'll get it done.

In reply to Dungeon Master (msg # 216):

I'm still around. I <3 Rpol so i'm usually on it.

Alright then. I'll look at setting up the RTJs and rounding out the party.

I've reached out to some applicants to other games. If either of you have players in other games you would like to reach out to, be my guest. 2-4 slots open and I'd rather not have to open it up to RTJs.

The mysterious Player 3 drops out of the ceiling to say hi lol. I see we got a rogue and Cavalier so far. I was thinking about doing a Half-Elf Summoner. Thoughts?

Seems fine. Welcome to the game!

I would prefer to use the Unchained variant for Summoner. It helps focus the eidolon into something actually imaginable instead of ending up like some kind of Cthulhu eldritch abomination :P

In reply to Dungeon Master (msg # 223):

Hi and welcome

I’m a little curious do the new players get the rng option? Or are you sticking with the point buy from now on

Evening,

What are the gods like here?  I was thinking cleric.

Regular pathfinder deities

So if I make a human cleric of Torag, will anybody have any issues?

In reply to Player 4 (msg # 227):

I don’t but they may not like Amara. Albeit she is a planner

I'll re-read his description...but unless she is evil (not asking) I think it would be OK.

Only if you're trying to convert all of us ;)

In reply to Player 4 (msg # 229):

She’s not evil but she is an opportunist and isn’t above suckering people who can afford to be suckered or taking a job to hunt down and kill someone if she finds the target wanting (ie not innocent).

I can see a priest of Torag not appreciating her suckering someone or picking pockets

@RNG: No new players will just do standard point buy. It was fun to go on an RNG adventure but unless people want to roll stats in order it's probably best to just treat it more like a regular game.

@Torag: Torag is a dwarven god. Anyone can worship him just it's not common so should have some kind of explanation or story behind it. Doesn't have to be overly detailed or complicated but just something to cover the gap.

I have an explanation on what/why.  I can post the story if wanted...just I too can see some conflict, which isn't bad around a table (faster to resolve, easier to communicate about it, etc.), but can cause hold-ups in a PBP.  I had a Kalamar campaign die because of character-on-character conflict.

But I'm rethinking things a little.

In reply to Player 4 (msg # 233):

As long as we avoid the PVP drama I'm fine with a little character hate, rogue's aren't always well loved and that's okay. As long as the sniping and such stays IC, its fun sometimes for PC's to loathe each other but i don't wanna upset players

As a nod back to the original spirit of the game, I shall now decree that ALL hp rolls will be random :D

I'll keep the bonus HP every odd level though.

For the point buy...'standard' 15 points?

In reply to Dungeon Master (msg # 235):

Dun dun dunnnnnn

Lvl 2?
Stat points to use?

Greetings! :) I'd like to ask you about what kind of alignments would you seem hard or impossible to fit in with the existing characters/group. I'll choose concepts and ideas more fitting to it if possible.

I'm Lawful Good

Neutral Good but heavy On the Neutral

Alright. Thanks for the answers! Then Chaotic Evil is 100% out of the picture :D
I'll probably play a Chaotic Neutral male human caster (arcane) so far. But I'll possibly require further answers from our GM before finishing the character.

I’m Lawful Neutral

This is gonna be a load of fun :D

Thinking of multi class with the paladin since we are starting as level 2.

In reply to Kamea Asano (msg # 245):

I have no idea how Cavalier works, but if it works for you hope it goes well!

*cracks fingers*
Alright, closer and closer to being ready :)

Did we use 1000gp to equip the characters since we are starting at level 2?

I don't know, but after the RNG character creation process I rolled up my starting money for level 1 and bought whatever equipment I could from it.

(Did you know that four adult leeches in a jar cost 5 gold? :D)

Would those be African or European leaches?

In reply to Player 4 (msg # 250):

*Inspects the jar*

I...I don't know that!

*Flies off the pier to the waters below*

I posted a character short in a private message.  Please let me know if that is OK.  If it is, I'll finish tonight.

*Starts preparing DM summoning rites*

Is that the one where we burn dice and a picture of Gary G., or the one where we sacrifice Mountain Dew and Pocci?

We can use Doritos as kindling and the deaths of characters past as accelerant.

In reply to Cathran Synthiel (msg # 255):

So for a missing person, they say, "send out the dogs."  For a fantasy setting, why would be a better choice? "Send out the rangers"?  Worgs?  Maybe not good when person found....

I'm sure he'll surface in time :)

Yeah he's got his hands on a lot of games, I'm sure he wouldn't just disappear if he didn't have a good reason for it.

Not worried...just playing around.  Will go to penalty box and feel shame.

Back. I'm in the middle of testing some software at work and for the second week in a row things have been broken beyond repair. Not my fault but I have to put in a lot of time making sure the mistake is one their end and I didn't mess up a test.

Unfortunately nobody ever takes ownership of their work. If I say something looks wrong then I have to not only prove that it is wrong but also prove that I didn't screw anything up AND provide reasoning on why they are wrong. I wish it was as simple as "hey, take a look at this" and they would but such is life.

Updates incoming tonight!

reposting

I love software testing.  "Hey Bob...Why is the price in the real time different than the price in the Yahoo feed?"  <slap forehead> Actual question...I don't know how that guy was a trader.

Yes

Good news everyone! All of our new players are (mostly) through character creation and while I quibble about this and that with them the game as a whole can get started. I don't have a great timeline as to when I will have a good time to get started but if I get my shit together I am hoping to get the opening post up tomorrow!

I'll buy some equipment, but I've been waiting for your an affirmation on my character first. Also not quite sure what to buy, but I'll figure it out for sure.

I will try to get characters loaded and approved this weekend. In the meantime we can get introductions and background stuff started.

Roderic's cove map posted and detailed.

Character sheet updated.  Please review as time allows.  I'm here all weekend.

Sorry for my lack of presence in these last few days. I had some real life troubles, but they seem to be clearing now...kind of.

Is the spirit moaning considered an enchantment effect?

No but it is a mind-affecting fear effect if that matters to anyone.

[OOC] What does the bar look like?  People in bar?  Shrine?

Two stories with the tavern on the first floor and an inn with a dozen rooms upstairs.

From the main entrance the bar runs perpendicular on the left and hooks to the right in an L-shape while the right hand side of the tavern has six smaller round tables and two large long tables. Finally in the far corner are two semi-private booths which is where the group is sitting now.

Overall the tavern is about half full. It's still early but as lunch approaches the tables are starting to fill up.

You are not in a shrine nor is a shrine visible.

Who is in the group in the booth?

All the PCs plus Audrahni.

Everyone ready to move on? And if so what would you like to investigate first?

Ladia Kelstrop

Sure. Let's do it

Works for me

You do not have to travel everywhere as a group. If you would like to split off and do something else just let me know and i can spin up more threads.

How far is the shop from where the ghost appeared?  People acting normally? Talking about the ghost? Any groups of people gossiping?

Sorry for the delay

The map thread has both locations listed and if you want to get the word from the street feel free to make a gather information (aka Diplomacy) check:



This would be DC 10 as it is a very public and recent event.
This message was last edited by the GM at 03:04, Mon 29 Apr 2019.

Also general word of apology. Many of you don't have finalized character sheets yet and that is entirely on me. It takes a long time for me to go through them all so I tend to carve out a specific slot of time during the week but this past week rPoL was down over that period. I should be able to get everything uploaded tomorrow though as another window is opening up.

Is there a key for the map?  I assume that 'The Circle' is #9.  I was hunting for one online, but then you could have changed it...so...I thought I would ask.

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Thank you.  I did not remember that was out there.

You guys ready?

Yup

Yup

Yes

Yes

We waiting on something?
Did we loose people?

Just waiting on me. Busy week for me.

So who's going to say hi?

Sorry just getting over being ill

Long overdue update to the Adventure log.

On your OOC, those of us that have just arrived would not know about the Order (?). Are they in other towns?

No they are unique to Roderic's Cove. Unfortunately it seems that you've lost your local as Horril's gone silent for a month now. You can always ask around, like with Audrahni.

In reply to Dungeon Master (msg # 300):

Tsk, yea I was thinking of going back to Audrahni and asking her which she thought was the bigger lead. The Rapier or the Rune.

Is that the next course of action then? Back to Audrahni to get her thoughts on everything or did someone want to follow up with Thort about the dwarves?

Also if you think the game is going a bit slow just let me know publically or privately because I can speed some of these interactions up.

For example if you just want Audrahni to give you a big info dump I can do it all in one big post as opposed to actually engaging in her via RP.

You guys are free to set the pace, I don't want to drive you away by having the game hang on conversations where information is going to be given freely.

The flipside is I don't want to rush past opportunities for you to ask questions or develop a relationship with these NPCs.

Some people like talking to NPCs, some people just want to know where to point their sword. I can do both, just let me know.

Where to next?

In reply to Dungeon Master (msg # 303):

My vote is head for Audrahni.

Agreed

I didn't want to double post, a no-no with some, but I will later today if cool.

Who is left in the game?

Here

In reply to Caydel Cailean (msg # 306):

Still here.

OK...3...as a rule of thumb for later...anybody have an issue with double posting?

Sometimes, like now, to give things a push, you would post twice in a row.  Usually that happens after a day or so...there is some discretion there.

I don't mind.

Still here. Got distracted

Hi everyone!  Torgan Dul, orcish bard extraordinaire here, coming back to the game after a bit of an absence.  I've just got to finish rebuilding my character sheet, then I'll be joining the party.

Welcome back!

Welcome back!

Welcome back, your dreams were your ticket out
Welcome back, to that same old place that you laughed about
....wait...nevermind...to dated.

Adventure log has been updated with the new quest.

Did I get a basic idea of the patron's path?
How many in the patrol?
How long ago did they leave?
Do I know how far they were to go and for how long?

Yes you would know roughly the direction they are heading. 4 guards in a patrol. Their route would be a full day’s journey south. The goblin den is only about 10 miles away but to go directly there would be almost impossible because of how dense the forest is. Instead they were planning on going East to the bridge then south through a thin part of the woods and then circling back to the goblin den. Overall that makes it about a 15 mile hike.

Is everyone ready to move on then? It's getting late so perhaps a stay at the inn would be warranted before heading out early the next morning?

Agreed

Sounds good

Sounds good.
Do you want 'flavor posts' during the 'down time'?

It's up to you but I will prepare the next scenes once I have a bit more time to sit down and write.

In reply to Dungeon Master (msg # 319):

sorry life's been a little hectic, i'm up for it though

Sidenote: That post hurt to write, and Amara's NG so she wants to help. But I kind of like the firm focus aspect of Amara.

Albeit my gamer heart cries at skipping sidequests.
This message was last edited by the player at 00:06, Sun 30 June 2019.

Not to get too metagamey but the missing guards and Roderic's ghost aren't sidequests...

In reply to Dungeon Master (msg # 325):

From Amara's perspective the guards are. The ghost is the end goal they're working towards.

OOC I know its an AP Module and they're likely all connected. IC, she's a thief, and when she's 'working a job' she wants to focus on it. Getting too distracted is how you get caught.

..... buuut i'm also 100% going to follow the party's decision so don't worry about that. It's more fun for RP to have differing opinions ne? :)

Playing the character is fine.  There is no issue from my end.

Pausing here to see if anyone wants to say or do anything but if everyone is ready to move forward that's fine with me.

Sorry...the holiday took me out for a few days.  Back tomorrow.

Just realized this is the first combat we've had with the new group...

Yes. I want to erase whatever happened with the previous game :)

In reply to Kamea Asano (msg # 331):

Well I think I opened up well. I do wonder how well Pox will weather that though.

Just as a reminder, I am not expecting people to post in initiative order. All the players post their round 1 actions then I'll update everything at once using initiative order to resolve timing issues.

map is up

Apologies for the delay. I'll try and get an update done as soon as able.

@Cathran: Sorry I didn't catch this earlier



Enlarge Person doesn't work on your eidolon according to RAW. While the Share Spell ability bypasses the type requirement as a construct it is immune to effects that have a Fortitude save unless they are harmless and Enlarge Person uses a fort save and isn't listed as harmless.

Relevant passages:

Enlarge Person


Construct Type


Immunity


And finally

Share Spells


Might be worthwhile to take to the FAQ as it is a weird interaction with a new archetype. I could easily see it going either way.

It is a little wonky. I’ve never seen enlarge person cast with the intent of affecting an enemy which is why it is always cast on allies. Why does it have a fort save and not considered harmless boggles my mind. I’m cool with you making a ruling and following whatever you decide for sake of expediency since we are in combat. I can modify my post if necessary.

In reply to Cathran Synthiel (msg # 337):

Turn someone large in a small tunnel for a guaranteed hard time!

Most likely because it is based off of the old Reduce Person spell which can be cast tactically on the enemies.

For fun times in d20 make on person a grappler focus and have a transmuter memorize reduce and enlarge person. Make your buddy big, make the enemy small, watch him choke 'em out in grapple.

Not effective universally but a fun novelty build.


But yeah, Enlarge Person is a no go on constructs. Not that it is necessary as the fight is basically over.

Also how long do you want to search for?

As this came up in another game, as a reminder it Detect Magic is a 60' cone and requires 1 round to cast and then 1 round to concentrate to detect the presence of a magical aura giving Lullaby two rounds to move. Including her spell that gives her three move actions although if she is being stealthy that is half her movement rate for a total of 45' of movement + 20' head start she had.


I don't want to give the impression that I am DM fiat-ing this.

A few minutes. So 3 minutes. We can go longer if another character suggests it.

NVM :)
Carry on!
This message was last edited by the player at 01:31, Thu 01 Aug 2019.

So leaving the bodies to rot? Got it. Moving on.

In reply to Dungeon Master (msg # 343):

Eh, they'll *probably* be there later

We're focused on the one that is trying to get away :)

This is D&D, they can getup and move in this game.  :^|

Sorry for the delay, posting now!

AA21 is Lullaby right? I'm confirming before I try a sneak attack. I dunno if i'll hit but it might spook her.

That's how I see it.

Correct. Please get your actions in ASAP as I'll be doing updates this afternoon.

Sorry...in other games you weight to post as you order can be important.  Sometimes....

90% of the time it doesn't matter or I can make minor adjustments to make it work. So if you're moving to attack guy A and he dies or moves out of range you attack guy B etc.

In the few instances where something happens which is a big shake up I can always call it out in the update and we can figure out what to do next.

Sorry I missed your response but at least I hit so :)

Lullaby was 40' from you so wouldn't have been able to hit her anyway. I suppose you could have ran up and thrown a dagger at her but seemed better to bum rush the guards and then fight Lullaby en mass.

In reply to Dungeon Master (msg # 354):

Yup was debating the dagger throw but wasn't sure I'd have gone with it

Up to you. If you switch quick enough I can retcon before next update.

In reply to Dungeon Master (msg # 356):

Nah it’s fine but ty

Still enlarged? Thought it was dropped in the last PC post.

Apologies, I missed that. I will be sure to fix that in the next update.

Looking at map...shouldn't I be outside?  I just healed Kamea.

The healing didn't go through because you failed your resistance check against a stun so you spent the last round stunned like most of the others.

I did update the map as Cathran moved and Kamea is no longer large.

Right! I had to look up Stunned and erase my entire post :)

Alright what's the plan? Rest and Recovery? Tracking the goblins? Recovering the guard bodies?

I was thinking rest and recovery.

Recover the bodies. How far was it back to the town?

Recovering the bodies I think means we have to kill a tree creature/roper thing. That’s why there was a circular path that gave it a wide berth.

Oh... had no idea about that :)
Ok. Then we want to rest and then tackle whatever that it might be?

When we say rest are you doing the full night? In the woods?

I believe its late afternoon and quite a trek back, something like 7-8 miles plus a ferry across the river.

People need healing.  I'm ready now as I did not expend anything yet (there was the aborted attempt only).

Alright what is the new plan? Recovering the bodies? Tracking goblins? Going back to finish off the Roadkeepers?

Let's recover the bodies.

Bodies as well.  I do have to ask, you want to role play anything with the healing?  If not, I'm going to examine those that want it, offering a swig off the flask before staring, and then use a channel for those that want it.

In reply to Caydel Cailean (msg # 372):

If you want to RP, then I'll follow :)

Bodies. I will also rp the healing.