GM Blake's Gallows of Madness Part 3 (Inactive)

Game Master Blake's Tiger

Apologies for the longer than anticipated delay. It took me a moment to recoup my energies.

To answer an earlier question: No, you don't get to keep any of the found items from the previous part of the module since there is no "Campaign Mode" for this module.

Please re-post your SFS information here.

Name
Character
PFS #
Faction
Day Job
Slow or Normal XP Track

Name I'm Hiding In Your Closet
Character Ekanta Hanoi
PFS # 40025-15
Faction Grand Lodge
Day Job Craft (Boneworking): 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (12) + 10 = 22
Slow or Normal XP Track Normal

EDIT: Uh-oh, this is "The Festering Blot", isn't it? I can't play this. I already have with another character.

Have you played it at level 2 or higher before?

Name: Pirate Rob
Character: Abyssia Legata
PFS # 757-45
Faction: Concordence
Day Job: perform sing: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7
Normal XP.

Name kuey
Character Takumi Kamizo
PFS # 215076-14
Faction Grand Lodge
Day Job Craft (sculpture), mw tools: 1d20 + 10 + 2 ⇒ (14) + 10 + 2 = 26
Slow or Normal XP Track Normal

Name for Chronicle: CariMac
Character Name Shalendra
PFS # & Character # 110249-8
Faction Silver Crusade
XP Track Normal
No Day Job

I've procrastinated hard on updating this character, I will have it updated tomorrow night! Sorry y'all :/

I have dotted in, here is my info:
Name for Chronicle: Gummy Bear
Character Name: Faust Alhazred
PFS # & Character #: 74244-9
Faction: Dark Archives
XP Track: Normal

JK, I managed to do it just now :D As before, if someone who is knowledgeable with this class could give it a once over, that'd be grand.

GM, I have taken the necromantic servant power. I can't remember if we have broached this topic before, but there are some very unclear yet crucial aspects to this ability.

Here is a link to the ability.

What would you deem the range to be?

Can I use THIS STATBLOCK for it?

There may be other aspects of this ability to consider, but if it is all the same to you, I'm ok with dealing with them as they come and accepting whatever ruling you make on the matter.

I forget to update Shalendra I'll have that done by tomorrow night.

Shalendra is updated but she does need to go shopping before the trip out of town.

If all this is available of course.

Ghost Salt Blanch 200 GP
Cloak of Resistance 1,000
Ring of Protection 2,000
Masterwork Light Crossbow 335
Sell regular light crossbow 17

Have you played it at level 2 or higher before?

I did, yes, with my Occultist...

GM, I have taken the necromantic servant power. I can't remember if we have broached this topic before, but there are some very unclear yet crucial aspects to this ability.

Can I use THIS STATBLOCK for it?

...who, speaking of which, took that power first thing. I don't know about the range (it has yet to be a real issue for me), but that statblock is indeed precisely the one I use as the baseline.

I would say the range to initiate it is touch like animate dead.

You're welcome to play with a level 1, if you like, IHIYC.

Ooooh, next question: do you see this as something akin to animate dead or summon monster? Essentially, do I need a medium sized corpse on hand, or does my skeleton just appear?

This ability was not well written. Thanks for your patience GM!

As a note Abyssia Legata is suffering from an ancestral curse and is currently Fighting Off Corruption(Hellbound)

Penalty: Increase the gp and Prestiege Point cost of spells and effects that restore you to life by 25%. You always have at least a faint aura of evil and spells and effects that harm evil creaturess affect you as though your alignment were one step closer to evil.

Ooooh, next question: do you see this as something akin to animate dead or summon monster? Essentially, do I need a medium sized corpse on hand, or does my skeleton just appear?

This ability was not well written. Thanks for your patience GM!

I'm going to revise my assessment. I rechecked the wording and had missed "from the ground" like the Bones mystery power. In this case, I would give it a range of Close (25 + 5/2 levels) and it is more like summon monster in that sense.

You're welcome to play with a level 1, if you like, IHIYC.

*sigh* In the present absence of a 1st-level character who is both available and that I am satisfied with, and my present inability to come up with a new character I'd be satisfied with, I guess I'm going to have to pass.

GM, do you want us to keep posting, or should we wait for recruitment of another PC?

Let me see if I can recruit.

Actually, let me see if I can't, in fact, cook something up....

I have recruited a 6th/5th.

IHIYC, how are you feeling about continuing? I have a potential replacement if you're not feeling it right now.

Thanks for the recruitment, invite and opportunity!!!

Name Pete H.
Character Maria Kuerlara
PFS # 123584-9
Faction Dark Archives
Day Job Craft (Alchemy) Take 10 for 20
Normal XP Track

I'll start working up an introduction for her in gameplay. Should be posted soon.

Maria, if you don't mind my being nosey, what is your plan after level 1? I noticed that you have 10 wisdom as a Zen Archer monk, indicating you are probably just dipping into the class.

I don't mind at all. Primary class will be Empiricist Investigator. I'm taking the Zen Archer Dip early to help with multiple aspects of the build (feats, weapon proficiency, etc...).

Ahhhhh, very interesting! That's probably one of the cleverest dips I've heard of in a while. Hopefully I'll stumble upon your character again in a few levels and see how well it has gone!

Oh thank you! I thought it was quite sneaky as well. Hopefully I'll be alive at that point! :)

This character has JUST been freed up after an adventure that took MUCH too long for the payoff, and consequently, she is still 1st-level.

Will you still have me?

@Maria: Here's a tip for you: It's better overall to actually roll your Day Job rolls than take 10, as the payoff schema subtly incentivises doing so since the amount of money you stand to lose on a bad roll is always less than the amount you stand to gain from a good roll, relative in either case to what you'd get for taking 10 (for example, if your modifier is +10, you get 20 gp if you take 10, but if you roll, the worst you can get is 5 gp - a 15 gp difference - but the best you can get is 75 - a 55 gp difference!).

IHIYC: Sure. I'll be amused to see the two haunted dhampirs work through a haunted mansion.

Between working overnights, packing for a move, and my wife's Braxton-Hicks contractions, I, unfortunately, won't get back to this thread tonight.

It may take me a day to get the next post.

No worries GM Blake, hang in there!

Sorry about that, guys. Moving with a 3-year-old and a pregnant wife is (un)surprisingly challenging.

*the gentle, yet ominous clopping of hooves announces the arrival of an old...companion*

Please fix my Chronicle.

My Day Job roll was not included.

Is it just the day job that needs fixing?

Yes, that's all.

GM, besides the whole cold iron thing, what else do we know about Demon's Bile?

The talk of ghouls and rotting corpses does make me want to buy a pair of antiplagues, now that I think about it...

Holy water and positive energy hurt it. It's a disease (don't eat it or stay in prolonged contact with it) that drives you insane.

I need to check my last chronicle sheet to figure out Maria’s current gold, but being level 1.1 I doubt she has enough for much prep, plus she don’t know anything about this stuff!

Abyssia will pick up a pair of cold iron gladiuses.

Unless the GM thinks otherwise, I'd imagine we would have had a conversation about demon bile!

In that case, I'll buy two antiplagues, two antitoxins, and call it a day. I'm not good at throwing stuff, but I'd be willing to buy two holy waters if someone wants to have them around!

How much to rent that Erastalian cleric for the day? ;)

How much to rent that Erastalian cleric for the day? ;)

"More."

Small set back. Will continue tomorrow. Ekanta's Chronicle should be corrected on Thursday.

Takumi only has enough gold for one antiplague, and that's what he'll get.

GM, your opening url code has two l's in it.

*Gurgleblurgle!*

Thanks, Faust. :)

Failing to notice the threat that Lydia poses in its hunger for fresh prey, the librarian cuts it through.

Funny thing is, a REAL centipede wouldn't be stopped by being chopped in half. Trust me, I've seen it.

Maybe I managed to slice it open lengthwise (although that might not work, either). I guess decapitating it would work - the body would still be running around, but it couldn't pinch anyone (unless they got close to the severed head).

I’ll be away on and off for the next two weeks.

May 25-28 Paizocon
May 29-May 31 Regularly scheduled programming
June 1-June 5 on vacation.
It is incredibly unlikely that I’ll be able to post each day during the con and the vacation. Please don’t let me slow the games down, and feel free to bot me. I’ll check in as I can.

Hey guys, baby girl decided to arrive 11 days sooner than planned, so I'm a bit scattered. She and mom did well. Should be back on track in a couple days. :)

Congratulations!!! No worries about the game. Spend more time with them. :)

Congratulations as well! Awesome to hear!!!

I'll be on vacation starting from tomorrow til 17 Jun. Will be bringing my laptop along though, and will still try to keep up with my posting. But if I fall behind, please go ahead and bot. To simplify botting, he'll just fire his wand of MM. Unless someone is comfortable to run his summoning of celestial eagle. All under "bot me" in my profile.

Small set back. Will continue tomorrow. Ekanta's Chronicle should be corrected on Thursday.

Just a gentle reminder to keep this from getting forgotten in the hubbub. Obviously you're very busy.

I didn't even realize we could move through the hedges! Does that include diagonal movement near the edge?