Looks like magic might also be helping in securing cooperation... ; )

Ask Gibs any extra questions that you'd like, then Kendra will take him to the temple. Feel free to discuss or investigate as much as you would like, once you're done we'll move things along to the following day.

Sticking with Paladin for next level...

Trying to remember if we take full, roll or average for hit points.

I will probably take the mercy of removing fatigue...imho if someone has to sleep in heavy armor it is good option...


Feat ferocious resolve....

Almost updated to level 3
This message was last edited by the player at 00:44, Wed 12 June 2019.

You can roll or take average, whichever you would prefer.

Took average.

I am updated looks like some new mercies and connected mercies came to the Paladin in the Healers Handbook!

I've updated the Journal thread with the results of Garland's knowledge checks on the remaining prisoners at Harrowstone.

Have we found an answer to the following questions which are plaguing Darcon's (and his players' ;) ) mind:



If Darcon needs to make any knowledge checks to get these answers I can attempt them, or perhaps Kendra can provide some insight? I'm just having trouble figuring out why the spirits of those prisoners would remain after their bodies perished in the fire, or is that something we have yet to uncover?

Everyone in the party has at least some ranks in Knowledge: Religion, and you've been doing so much research on ghosts in general and the prisoners specifically that you won't have to make a check.

Ghosts can be created by necromantic magic like create greater undead, but more commonly they are created when someone dies in exceptional circumstances. A violent death, a creature killed while driven by unfinished business, someone who dies in the throes of intense sadness or longing or anger can all cause the deceased to linger on as a ghost.

Like most undead almost all ghosts have a violent hatred for the living, and you know that in the case of Harrowstone the ghosts were murderers and evil men before they perished.

Ghosts can have a variety of unique and terrifying powers, usually tied to their death or to the abilities that they had in life. So far it seems like the ghosts can reach out to affect the town. You have personally faced some of these haunts, like the possessed Gibs.

Getting rid of ghosts can be difficult. Simply defeating a ghost in combat will usually only disperse their energies, they will typically re-form within 2d4 days. Using something tied to them or their deaths to defeat them is a permanent solution, as is discovering and resolving the unfinished business that keeps them on the mortal plane.

So you know the manner in which they possess their victims (ghost can just do stuff like that), why they were chosen and how they cling to the mortal plane (the Harrowstone fire was a traumatic event likely to create ghosts in any case, and these five were the most powerful and malevolent souls that perished).

You also know why they would seek vengeance, undead hate the living in general and these ghosts were murderers and maniacs.

The most odd question is: If the Harrowstone fire was fifty years ago, why have the ghosts begun affecting the town so strongly only now? You know that any ghost killed in the fire would have manifested within a couple of days of the event.

You know that the prison has a reputation for being haunted, people reporting hearing a woman sobbing in the walls at night, but were no hauntings and supernatural incidents until the night the Professor died.

Is everyone single class?

Will try to post some ideas for working as a team in the game thread......at some point

Thanks GM, that helps clear things up for me (and Darcon!) :)

Hi folks.  I'm fighting a cold which has pretty much knocked the wind out of my sails so I'm a little behind.

Ooosh, hope you get feeling better soon.

So planning ahead and was thinking for a redeemer Paladin this feat will be a good one for the future...

Walker Among Evil

Your purity always remains a blessing, even when you’re surrounded by creatures that despise it.
Prerequisites: 5 or more Hit Dice, good alignment.
Benefit: You can alter the essence of your being to lessen the effects of spells designed to harm good creatures. When affected by spells and effects that behave differently according to alignment (such as unholy word or protection from good), you can choose whether you are considered good or neutral. This ability does not actually change your alignment or fool divinations, nor does it permit you to overcome alignment requirements for the use of magic items, class abilities, and so on.

Section 15: Copyright Notice
Pathfinder Player Companion: Champions of Purity

Walker Among Evil is fine to take but you don't qualify yet, you only have 3 HD. You can take it at level five though.

Is the plan to head up to the prison tonight or the following morning? It's early afternoon in game at the moment, plenty of time to rest up for the nights adventures; or do a research check on whatever topic you'd like if you're planning on going in the morning.

Darcon, if you have further questions or investigations at the Unfurling Scroll or elsewhere I'll split you off into your own thread.

I was waiting to hear the same thing about the plans.

I think it would be better to move on the prison sooner rather then later but Im open to suggestions if somsone feels theres something more pressing

My plan was either
1) return to the prison tonight or
2) return in the morning

If morning SCG was going to rest (lunch until 8 pm) and then patrol the town overnight (to both help and influence the guard and towns towards helpful...)
It would be fine for the DM to skip over it unless something happens in the village tonight.

Also we have not obtained any additional funds that might allow us to buy holy water and/or scrolls; or a new shield...
This message was last edited by the player at 11:22, Tue 25 June 2019.

We have a little over 700 gold in the party loot thats not been touched. A simple large wooden shield wouldnt cost much. Holy water is a little more spendy but just making 4 vials seems feasible. I can prepare the spell anytime

Also just as a note, I still have 2 of the three acid flasks I got at the start

Already have a heavy wooden shield.

Focus I guess on the holy water and possibly having the ability to make more on hand would work

Constantine chimed in with an either-or and Garland chimed in with a slight preference for sooner rather than later, so it looks like the 'go to the prison tonight' crew takes it by a hair. It was a close vote though, one 'meh' off.

Can I use the party gold to purchase some items? I believe our gold equals 1224. We also have valuables worth a total of 415gp if we can manage to sell them off.

Darcon would like to purchase both the scrolls from Alendru (300gp); also I would like to purchase a couple of 1st & 2nd level scrolls as well (400gp) if everyone is ok with that.

Also Darcon would like to take 1 potion of CMW from the party loot pool for himself if no one objects.

Regarding the notes, can we assume Kendra to carry them?
This message was last edited by the player at 20:31, Tue 25 June 2019.

The loot items from the prison are trade goods, you don't have any trouble selling them and you can do so as part of your book keeping if you would like.

I'll update the loot sheet with the next GM post, let me know what scrolls you're buying.

And yes, Kendra has the notes.

I think we already decided to spend 100g of that pool on holy water giving each one of us a single vial.

Dividing up those potions so every character has at least one emergency healing potion is a smart idea and Im all for it.

That said, having any one party member spend almost our entire currency on non-renewable resources doesnt sit well with me. If you want to purchase the two scrolls of Alendu Im fine with that but anything more seems excessive to me unless you have a particular plan for their use

SCG default is to trust the judgement of his companions in making purchases in their purview of expertise and would expect any concerns to be expressed and worked out between the two parties impacted by the decision(s).

If asked he would want to hear the reasoning and would only offer an opinion if he thought it would be a benefit to the party as a whole.