DM Panic's Emerald Spire

Game Master wakedown

I am ready.

Ready List!
Sigil
Zora
Maiden
Feighllaro
Johann

Looks like we're good to go. Please double check my macros below and ensure I have all your bonuses correct (I have not changed anyone except the switch from Tog->Feighllaro), as I know some of you may have adjusted your PCs as you hit level 2.

Perception:
Feighllaro: 1d20 + 0 ⇒ (3) + 0 = 3
Johann: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (19) + 2 = 21
Maiden of Copper: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (13) + 2 = 15
Sigil: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (19) + 2 = 21
Zora: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (9) + 7 = 16

Initiative:
Feighllaro: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (16) + 5 = 21
Johann: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (18) + 2 = 20
Maiden of Copper: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (7) + 5 = 12
Sigil: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (17) + 4 = 21
Zora: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (3) + 6 = 9

My Perception is +6, my initiative is +4.

Initiative is correct, Perception should be -1.

Mine looks good.

Zora Perception is now +8, +9 if looking for traps.

Init is still +6.

Sigil's is unchanged.

I am going to have very limited internet access this weekend, so please feel free to bot me for the next few days. Should be back to normal on Monday.

I'm going to be at GenCon and largely out of contact from July 28th - August 3rd.

If you happen to be there and want to say hi I'll be the 6'4" Pirate trying to keep his sanity while mustering for the ACG in the morning/afternoon.

I'll also be at Scotty's on Wednesday and at the VC dinner. If you want to find some other time to say hi send me a PM or email and we'll figure something out.

I may call the module after this battle with the moon spider. You've essentially done the "boss fights" already, and we're back-tracking to the earlier rooms. I'll describe them as if you explored them, but we don't need to use PbP time on a fight with a lone skeleton (yes, that's one of the rooms) or a handful of skeletons (that's the other unexplored room).

In a nutshell, we should be done soonish, at the very longest next week.

Aug 17-18 I'll be at a wedding and largely unavailable.

One good swing from Johann and favorable percentile dice and we'll be done by the wedding. :)

I'll GMPC Johann to keep us moving along, giving him two actions to resolve in round 2.

Cool! Thanks again for the run!

Edit: Not going to use my day job, just saw that the faction 7 cards let's me forgoe one to organize protests, so I will do that.
Stealth Check DC 17: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (10) + 14 = 24

That was a lot of fun, thanks! Sadly I couldn't use my bow much, but this build proved itself to be very versatile anyway.

Profession(Burglar): 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (14) + 6 = 20

Thanks for running this GM. I'm afraid I'm going to bow out for the rest of the adventure.

I deeply apologize. My work schedule is keeping me far too busy. Also, I'm feeling a little bit of burnout with Pathfinder.

I don't know what it is, but I'm just not finding the joy in it that I was when I started a couple years ago. Probably best for me to leave now before my apathy has a serious negative effect on everyone else's fun.

Thank you all - you were fun to roleplay with.

It was great running with you Johann.

Burnout happens to all of us. Take some time off.

Perform: Sing : 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (5) + 7 = 12

Changes into VC shirt...
Perform Shirt Reroll + GM Stars: 1d20 + 7 + 5 ⇒ (14) + 7 + 5 = 26
...Changes out of VC shirt

Feighllaro will check off earn 50+ GM from day job box on faction card.

Yarrr.

Thanks for running!

No day job for Sigil.

Chronicle sheets should be out.

@Johann: I do believe this hobby demands breaks from time to time, and it's always best to take them when you have the faintest sign that it would be good to do so.

@Everyone else: When we began we kind of suggested 1-3 levels, with a maaaybe for anything beyond that.

Emerald Spire level 3 is a level 2-4 module, and I believe it was intended for only 4 players, so the party is reasonably equipped as a 4-man team should the cries be unanimous to continue. We could also potentially reach out to our own forums connections to dig up a level 2-3 Core PC replacement.

Weigh in here and we can see what we do next.

It looks like The Maiden does well as a frontliner, which is fine by me. We may need to set up flanking, however. Depends if Zora thinks she can hide long enough to set up sneak attacks.

If not, we may want another frontliner to help rack up damage.

I'm going to need to take a break, I've got several trips and a new job coming up and can't commit to having enough time for all the pbps coming up.

Are we leveling to 3? I didn't look at the chronicle yet (or do I have it? I am a little spacey today).

If 2nd is ok, I do have a 2nd level Wizard/Fighter I could swap in. However, if Zora sticks around, her next level will be Ranger on her path towards becoming a shadow dancer, so she is all about stealth and sneak attacks...

Guess I should have checked PM first - chronicle was sitting there! So yes, at level 3 Zora will be Rogue 2/Ranger 1 and still stealthy.

But I also missed Feighllaro's note - sorry to be losing you both, it was great fun! But alas, RL calls as it often does. Good luck to you both!

So in that light, I am still game to continue, but we should probably recruit more... if you are still up for it, GM?

I was quite fun travelling with you Feighllaro! I already had to bow out of one campaign, so I know how it feels to reach your limit.

The Maiden will be a 1 Fighter/2 Monk next level and will continue to stick around. We'll definitely need more level 2-4 core PCs with us - at least 1 more.

I'm very satisfied with this build so far, as I wanted her to be versatile in melee or at range. She should have visions of the future, but I'll just play that up as her Wisdom AC bonus. :)

I'll stick around too, though I wonder if we couldn't sign up the next level under Gameday 4?

Leveled up and ready to go. Now I have a guisarme and Combat Reflexes. If I need to do melee I can take 4 AoOs. And if they close into melee, I'll just kick 'em.

Leveled up and ready. Might be able to get better into flanking position now...

OK, with Sigil, Zora and the Maiden returning, we're just 1 player (or a pre-gen I suppose) away from continuing on. Let me see if I can gather up interest with the upcoming PbP Gameday.,

This'd mean we wouldn't trek onward until Sept I believe, so folks enjoy a brief break and I can send out some PMs if we get closer and I dig up a 4th (who would only need to be 2nd level to join in).

Since we have time to kill...

The joy of thievery kicks in again, and the Maiden begins another "shopping" spree in town. She then fences most of her goods and tithes heavily. All in the name of Abaddar, of course.

Sounds good.

OK, my sign-up sheet is back alive to round out ES3 here if you know anyone you think'd make sense to invite.

Also, as I've enjoyed running for all of you, heads up that I'll be jumping in the saddle for PbP Gameday 4 and running the special.

Recruitment Thread

Cool. I am already signed up for a Siege, or I would take you up on that too!

I'll definitely sign up for the Siege of Serpents. I have a level 2 and level 3 magus, and a ranger who will be level 5 soon.

Thanks for the invite to the Gameday Special, but I'll have to pass since I'm already in a group.

Indeed, I was a little late jumping on the "I'll run the special" bandwagon in the Flaxseed Lodge, but as I saw most of the tables fill, felt as though I could offer another one. :)

Looks like we have at least 4 if not 5 to tackle the 3rd level of Spire in September though.

Hi, everyone! Elf wizard here, ready to go.

Welcome, elf wizard!

Well met, brave halfling!

Just a quick post to show that I am checking in; the character that I bring will depend on what finishes in time, but I am aiming to bring along a melee-focused cleric (with either a Sorceror or Archer as back-up).

Hi, everyone! Elf wizard here, ready to go.

Welcome to our humble crew. I'm a thief archer who fired a single arrow on floor 2, haha.

@Telsyn: Quick note, this is a CORE Emerald Spire, which would mean crunch outside of core isn't valid.

I noticed you had the Admixture school, which I believe is non-core.

OK. Missed that. Just core, then.

@Telsyn: Also, is the character registered as a CORE PC? If not, it can't be reported for CORE games...

I don't care about PFS. I'm just playing to play. I never played Telsyn for PFS stuff.

Instead of being able to change energy types for evocation spells, he instead gets 7 single magic missile spells per day. The rest of him was core, anyway. Toughness is great for wizards. Spell Focus is great for evokers.

@Telsyn: Ah, this is a PFS run of Emerald Spire, thus I'm bound by PFS rules to muster it with actual PFS characters...

I'll need the PFS ID of each of the characters in the game to report it.

As this is a 2-4, you have the option of playing one of the PFS pre-gens if you like and don't have a level 2 PFS ID ready.

Wow, I feel like a dummy! My Sorcerer is registered PFS, but she has the orc bloodline, so she's not core.

Guess I'll run a pregen. What's the level 2 sorcerer like?

Printed out the level 1. Can I just level her up to 2 or 3 and use that?

Hi Telsyn.

You'll have to use the level 4 version of the pregen, since the level 1 version is out of tier. (I think)

I'm OK with whatever DM Panic likes.

The only available option is a level 4 core pre-gen (not because I prefer it, dem's just the way it works).