DystopianGM's The City of Strangers, Part II: The Twofold Demise
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A powerful local gang in Kaer Maga demands that you end the threat of the Shadow Lodge at once as the Lodge's very existence upsets the delicate local balance of power. Refusal means both the expulsion of the Pathfinder Society from Kaer Maga forever and your untimely deaths. The choice is yours.
Maps
Hi everyone! Please check in here with the usual information for ease of reference.
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HP 45+0/47(+10); Reroll @+4 1/1;SPELLS: Lvl 1 5/8; Lvl 2: 2/6; Lay on hands (2d6) 0/1; CLW wand available 44/50 Gnome CORE Sorcerer-5: AC 13 (17 mage armor); Fort +5; Ref +4; will +3; Perc +7; Init +1;
Player: B Viggers
Character: Prisim
PFS#: 100387-13
Faction: Silver Crusade
Day job: craft(traps): 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (6) + 7 = 13 5gp (if reroll available at end, will take ten for 10+3+7 (20gp)
N Male Half Orc Rogue2/Ranger7 Init +6|8 in Urban | HP72/74 | AC30, T18, FF23 | CMD 29 | Fort +12, Ref +20, Will +12, +2 vs poison and fear, +5 vs disease, Evasion | Perception +23 (+1 traps, +2 urban, +2 humans, +4 evil outsiders) Conditions: FoM, Delay Poison, Resist Acid 10
Player: Andrew Watson
Character: Blend
PFS#: 44523-22
Faction: Exchange
Day job: Profession Merchant: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (11) + 5 = 16, Minimum of 25gp
Blend has picked up an antitoxin and a couple of antiplagues (from a chronicle). His sheet is up to date and now I have actually applied the benefit of the dex belt he bought before the last session!
Gnome Ranger 6 (CORE) | HP 54/58 (1 NL) | AC 22* | T 15* | FF 19 | CMD 23* | Fort +7 | Ref +8* | Will +6 | +2 vs. illusion, +1 vs. mind-affecting spells/SLA (+2 if psychic), +1 vs. disease, +1 vs. distraction of swarms | Init +2 (+4 urban) | Perception +10 (+12 urban) (low-light vision) | Sense Motive +5 | Reroll 0/1 | Active Conditions: Haste(*), Longstrider
Player: Andrew
Character: Chip
PFS#: 43439-54
Faction: Grand Lodge
Day job: Profession (Scribe): 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (20) + 11 = 31
Bought Mithras Brestplate (4,200 gp)
Halfling Warrior 4 | HP 30/30 | AC 16 T 12 FF 15 | CMD 16 (18 vs bull rush) | Fort +7 Ref +4 Will +9 (+4 against fear) | Init +1 | Perc +6 | smite (+2 hit/ac, +1 dmg): 1/1
Player name: EndlessForms
Character name: Lod Flaxseed
PFS#: 55162-30
Faction: Grand Lodge
Day job: N/A
Thanks! Ready to start whenever!
Male L/G Dwarf Wizard (Transmuter)/9 | HP: 101/101 (0/? false life) | AC/FF/T: 14/14/10 +1 haste| CMD: 13 | F:+10, R:+5, W:+9 (+2 Hardy) | Init: +6 | Speed 20 ft | Appraise+9, Kn Arc, Geo +17, Kn Dun/Eng/His/Loc/Nob/Pln +9, Lin+10, Perc+10, SpCft+17 | Active Conditions: mage armor, false life
Player name: Miteke
Character name: Silgil
PFS#: 141936-5
Faction: Grand Lodge
Day job: Craft Jewelry: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (5) + 9 = 14
Day job reroll: Craft Jewelry: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (11) + 9 = 20
The reroll is used if Silgil has not used his reroll for the chronicle by the end, which is more likely than not.
Halfling Warrior 4 | HP 30/30 | AC 16 T 12 FF 15 | CMD 16 (18 vs bull rush) | Fort +7 Ref +4 Will +9 (+4 against fear) | Init +1 | Perc +6 | smite (+2 hit/ac, +1 dmg): 1/1
Heads up: Our internet at the old house in Madison is being shut off some time tomorrow and we are moving back to Indiana on Saturday but won't have internet in the new house until Tuesday at the earliest. Sorry in advance if I disappear for a while but I'll try to get back on as soon as I can.
Male Halfling 5th level Bard | HP 37/37 | AC 21 | T 14 | FF 18 | CMD 15 | Fort +5 | Ref +9 | Will +6 | Init +5 | Perc +10 | Bardic Per 15/15 | Spells: 1st - 5/5, 2nd - 3/3
Player: Matt B.
Character: Garrett Goodleaf
PFS#: 13693-10
Faction: Silver Crusade
Day job: Perform: Oratory: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (1) + 9 = 10
Sorry took so long! Ready to go!
No problem, Lod. Happy moving!
Male Halfling 5th level Bard | HP 37/37 | AC 21 | T 14 | FF 18 | CMD 15 | Fort +5 | Ref +9 | Will +6 | Init +5 | Perc +10 | Bardic Per 15/15 | Spells: 1st - 5/5, 2nd - 3/3
Indeed! To which part of Indiana are you returning? I live in Northwest Indiana!
Halfling Warrior 4 | HP 30/30 | AC 16 T 12 FF 15 | CMD 16 (18 vs bull rush) | Fort +7 Ref +4 Will +9 (+4 against fear) | Init +1 | Perc +6 | smite (+2 hit/ac, +1 dmg): 1/1
Garrett Goodleaf wrote: Indeed! To which part of Indiana are you returning? I live in Northwest Indiana! My family lives in LaPorte. I've been in Madison for the last ~2.5 years at grad school but now I'm back to working on the family farm.
We'll have internet at the new house tomorrow and I'll try to catch up then. Stealing internet from the parent's house right now but I've got too many other emails and urgent things to respond to tonight to catch up on PbP. See you guys in 24 (hopefully)!
HP 45+0/47(+10); Reroll @+4 1/1;SPELLS: Lvl 1 5/8; Lvl 2: 2/6; Lay on hands (2d6) 0/1; CLW wand available 44/50 Gnome CORE Sorcerer-5: AC 13 (17 mage armor); Fort +5; Ref +4; will +3; Perc +7; Init +1;
I seem to recall that last time each individual we checked cost us time. Is that the case this time, should we all go for one person and concentrate on them - or can we seek out folk in parallel?
Yes, same mechanics. 1d6 hours per check, but I'm not counting aid checks, so you could focus on one or a few.
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Update coming tonight. If you want to make any other preparations before opening the door, or want to modify the marching order on the map, please do so.
Also, if everyone's fine with letting Micky go, then that will have happened.
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Male L/G Dwarf Wizard (Transmuter)/9 | HP: 101/101 (0/? false life) | AC/FF/T: 14/14/10 +1 haste| CMD: 13 | F:+10, R:+5, W:+9 (+2 Hardy) | Init: +6 | Speed 20 ft | Appraise+9, Kn Arc, Geo +17, Kn Dun/Eng/His/Loc/Nob/Pln +9, Lin+10, Perc+10, SpCft+17 | Active Conditions: mage armor, false life
Gnome Ranger 6 (CORE) | HP 54/58 (1 NL) | AC 22* | T 15* | FF 19 | CMD 23* | Fort +7 | Ref +8* | Will +6 | +2 vs. illusion, +1 vs. mind-affecting spells/SLA (+2 if psychic), +1 vs. disease, +1 vs. distraction of swarms | Init +2 (+4 urban) | Perception +10 (+12 urban) (low-light vision) | Sense Motive +5 | Reroll 0/1 | Active Conditions: Haste(*), Longstrider
N Male Half Orc Rogue2/Ranger7 Init +6|8 in Urban | HP72/74 | AC30, T18, FF23 | CMD 29 | Fort +12, Ref +20, Will +12, +2 vs poison and fear, +5 vs disease, Evasion | Perception +23 (+1 traps, +2 urban, +2 humans, +4 evil outsiders) Conditions: FoM, Delay Poison, Resist Acid 10
Male Halfling 5th level Bard | HP 37/37 | AC 21 | T 14 | FF 18 | CMD 15 | Fort +5 | Ref +9 | Will +6 | Init +5 | Perc +10 | Bardic Per 15/15 | Spells: 1st - 5/5, 2nd - 3/3
Lōd Flaxseed wrote: Garrett Goodleaf wrote: Indeed! To which part of Indiana are you returning? I live in Northwest Indiana! My family lives in LaPorte. I've been in Madison for the last ~2.5 years at grad school but now I'm back to working on the family farm.
We'll have internet at the new house tomorrow and I'll try to catch up then. Stealing internet from the parent's house right now but I've got too many other emails and urgent things to respond to tonight to catch up on PbP. See you guys in 24 (hopefully)! Forgot to respond to this... Very cool, Lod. I live in southern Porter County near Hebron. Welcome back.
Also, if I've been borking the illusion rules, please feel free to let me know right away and I will obviously adjust my way of handling them so that I'm not hamstringing the party...
Super long day. Will post early in the morning.
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Male Halfling 5th level Bard | HP 37/37 | AC 21 | T 14 | FF 18 | CMD 15 | Fort +5 | Ref +9 | Will +6 | Init +5 | Perc +10 | Bardic Per 15/15 | Spells: 1st - 5/5, 2nd - 3/3
I've been thinking about taking a level dip into sorcerer for a boost to my spell DCs. I was thinking the Fey bloodline would be a great option and then take Spell Focus: Enchantment at 5th level. What do you fine folks think? Good irea? Or will I be shooting myself in the foot?
N Male Half Orc Rogue2/Ranger7 Init +6|8 in Urban | HP72/74 | AC30, T18, FF23 | CMD 29 | Fort +12, Ref +20, Will +12, +2 vs poison and fear, +5 vs disease, Evasion | Perception +23 (+1 traps, +2 urban, +2 humans, +4 evil outsiders) Conditions: FoM, Delay Poison, Resist Acid 10
Level 7 is a real key point for Bard, access to 3rd level spells and inspire down to a move action. I wouldn't delay it personally.
Gnome Ranger 6 (CORE) | HP 54/58 (1 NL) | AC 22* | T 15* | FF 19 | CMD 23* | Fort +7 | Ref +8* | Will +6 | +2 vs. illusion, +1 vs. mind-affecting spells/SLA (+2 if psychic), +1 vs. disease, +1 vs. distraction of swarms | Init +2 (+4 urban) | Perception +10 (+12 urban) (low-light vision) | Sense Motive +5 | Reroll 0/1 | Active Conditions: Haste(*), Longstrider
DystopianGM wrote: Super long day. Will post early in the morning.
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I hear ya loud and clear on that. Super stressful for me this week too.
Male L/G Dwarf Wizard (Transmuter)/9 | HP: 101/101 (0/? false life) | AC/FF/T: 14/14/10 +1 haste| CMD: 13 | F:+10, R:+5, W:+9 (+2 Hardy) | Init: +6 | Speed 20 ft | Appraise+9, Kn Arc, Geo +17, Kn Dun/Eng/His/Loc/Nob/Pln +9, Lin+10, Perc+10, SpCft+17 | Active Conditions: mage armor, false life
@Garrett
I would not switch, myself. You get more spells, but at lower levels and give up some pretty significant Bardic abilities.
HP 45+0/47(+10); Reroll @+4 1/1;SPELLS: Lvl 1 5/8; Lvl 2: 2/6; Lay on hands (2d6) 0/1; CLW wand available 44/50 Gnome CORE Sorcerer-5: AC 13 (17 mage armor); Fort +5; Ref +4; will +3; Perc +7; Init +1;
Spell focus is worth while. Single dip in sorcerer won't get you much more apart from the ability to use items without UMD checks and a few extra cantrips.
I'd not dip a class for just a +1 to DCs. That will make a 5% difference, and compulsion spells are (not all, but typiclally) single target. Even if you cast two each battle, for four battles per scenario, and three scenarios a level, the likely hood is it would make only one difference between a success and a fail.
If you wanted to bump compulsion up that much, you should have gone Kitsune enchanter. Something I have been thinking about for a while.
Male Halfling 5th level Bard | HP 37/37 | AC 21 | T 14 | FF 18 | CMD 15 | Fort +5 | Ref +9 | Will +6 | Init +5 | Perc +10 | Bardic Per 15/15 | Spells: 1st - 5/5, 2nd - 3/3
Thanks for all the insight, folks! Originally I was just looking at focusing on Illusions, but then I also noticed recently that bards have some pretty decent enchantment spells available to them and Fey bloodline gives that nice +2 boost to Compulsion DCs. (While I would love to go the kitsune route they aren't exactly Core legal, Prism lol.)
The points you all make are very good points. I think I might just look at continuing on beefing up my Illusion spells with Greater Spell Focus. I feel like I really should have bumped Garrett's Cha up to 18 during character creation for the play style I had in mind for him. I always see him as the atypical support bard. Boost your comrades with Performance, be awesome at skills, and then toss around some spells as well.
HP 45+0/47(+10); Reroll @+4 1/1;SPELLS: Lvl 1 5/8; Lvl 2: 2/6; Lay on hands (2d6) 0/1; CLW wand available 44/50 Gnome CORE Sorcerer-5: AC 13 (17 mage armor); Fort +5; Ref +4; will +3; Perc +7; Init +1;
Good point about Core. Is Fey core? In which case maxing out the DC is much harder.
+2 to DC is also a little better than +1, makes a 10% difference not 5%. I guess it depends on how specialised you want to get.
N Male Half Orc Rogue2/Ranger7 Init +6|8 in Urban | HP72/74 | AC30, T18, FF23 | CMD 29 | Fort +12, Ref +20, Will +12, +2 vs poison and fear, +5 vs disease, Evasion | Perception +23 (+1 traps, +2 urban, +2 humans, +4 evil outsiders) Conditions: FoM, Delay Poison, Resist Acid 10
Fey bloodline is core. I personally still wouldn't do it. I would look to bump charisma with a headband and invest more into spell focus and greater focus if you have the feats and want to be caster focused. I would also consider diversifying your spells a little to include some reflex and fortitude save stuff as you level.
N Male Half Orc Rogue2/Ranger7 Init +6|8 in Urban | HP72/74 | AC30, T18, FF23 | CMD 29 | Fort +12, Ref +20, Will +12, +2 vs poison and fear, +5 vs disease, Evasion | Perception +23 (+1 traps, +2 urban, +2 humans, +4 evil outsiders) Conditions: FoM, Delay Poison, Resist Acid 10
I have not used my reroll so I shall use it on my day job.
1d20 + 10 ⇒ (7) + 10 = 17, minimum 25gp
It's been a pleasure GM'ing for you all. I hope everyone had as much fun as I did on the other end of the GM screen. I will be at a convention tomorrow, but will work to get the chronicles up by Saturday evening at the latest. Let me know if anything has changed or any other clarifications that need to be made.
Thanks again!
N Male Half Orc Rogue2/Ranger7 Init +6|8 in Urban | HP72/74 | AC30, T18, FF23 | CMD 29 | Fort +12, Ref +20, Will +12, +2 vs poison and fear, +5 vs disease, Evasion | Perception +23 (+1 traps, +2 urban, +2 humans, +4 evil outsiders) Conditions: FoM, Delay Poison, Resist Acid 10
Many thanks for running, it has been a lot of fun. Blend has hit 7th now due to some waiting GM credit but he would be happy to play in another other Core stuff you wanted to run.
Gnome Ranger 6 (CORE) | HP 54/58 (1 NL) | AC 22* | T 15* | FF 19 | CMD 23* | Fort +7 | Ref +8* | Will +6 | +2 vs. illusion, +1 vs. mind-affecting spells/SLA (+2 if psychic), +1 vs. disease, +1 vs. distraction of swarms | Init +2 (+4 urban) | Perception +10 (+12 urban) (low-light vision) | Sense Motive +5 | Reroll 0/1 | Active Conditions: Haste(*), Longstrider
Thanks much for running! Chip is 6 now if there's a future game, and now with a medium badger (not to mention 4 attacks per round). :)
Male L/G Dwarf Wizard (Transmuter)/9 | HP: 101/101 (0/? false life) | AC/FF/T: 14/14/10 +1 haste| CMD: 13 | F:+10, R:+5, W:+9 (+2 Hardy) | Init: +6 | Speed 20 ft | Appraise+9, Kn Arc, Geo +17, Kn Dun/Eng/His/Loc/Nob/Pln +9, Lin+10, Perc+10, SpCft+17 | Active Conditions: mage armor, false life
Echoing the thanks. I always appreciate the work a GM does.
Male Halfling 5th level Bard | HP 37/37 | AC 21 | T 14 | FF 18 | CMD 15 | Fort +5 | Ref +9 | Will +6 | Init +5 | Perc +10 | Bardic Per 15/15 | Spells: 1st - 5/5, 2nd - 3/3
All I can do is concur with what has already been said by those before me. Thanks again for running this and I'll gladly play in any of your games in the future.
Okay everyone, thank you again for being such a great group. Please go HERE for your chronicles. Please let me know if anything needs to be modified.
Hope we get to game again soon!
HP 45+0/47(+10); Reroll @+4 1/1;SPELLS: Lvl 1 5/8; Lvl 2: 2/6; Lay on hands (2d6) 0/1; CLW wand available 44/50 Gnome CORE Sorcerer-5: AC 13 (17 mage armor); Fort +5; Ref +4; will +3; Perc +7; Init +1;
I don't suppose any of them were divine casters of level 4 or higher?
No, the only cleric was level 2.
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