GM Kate's Ruins of Azlant (closed) (Inactive)

Game Master Kate Baker

Switching out spontaneous summons for spontaneous healing is fine.

Another option would be kinetecist heals, perhaps. Not sure what Dennis was planning but that might be more efficient & useful than trap disabling. Otherwise, I will gladly pick up on heals. Just as long as we have someone who can help in combat, especially when we get to higher levels.

Kinetic heals have the downside of lowering your effective max HP, but they might be an option

Wouldn't swarms technically be immune to kinetic blast? I'm more curious than complaining, given that Toby's the only one who can consistently hurt 'em right now!

Looking at kinetic healer, I'm a bit underwhelmed. Burn is unhealable until you sleep, and doing damage to heal seems....not great. Also, I don't get a utility wild talent until 4th level, so couldn't take it until then.

They are an exception to the single target rule. From the description of Kinetic Blast: "Even the weakest kinetic blast involves a sizable mass of elemental matter or energy, so kinetic blasts always deal full damage to swarms of any size (though only area blasts deal extra damage to swarms)."

Nice! Been a while since I played a kineticist, forgot that bit.

@Kate: Were the drag marks up to the Levin farm from the barrels of ale the choker was drinking?

Aight, Silt will spontaneous heal.

Yup! Though they originated at A7, not here.

We should check out that well at some point...

I started trying to draw a cartoon of Silt and Purpose holding implements of destruction while Toby works real hard on the lock, but it is extremely awful looking

I don't know, I've enjoyed the other cartoons you've posted to FB.

Also, in my head Toby's tongue was definitely sticking out the side of his mouth (a la a child concentrating) while he was working on that lock.

Good stuff, Cedar/Doug!

Good stuff, Cedar/Doug!

Oh, thanks! I’m happy you think so!

If it helps, Doug, I updated the last page of the little guide I made to show how to make the image round.

Has anyone else noticed Paizo's site logging them out after a certain period of inactivity?

Yup… it's pretty annoying!

Thanks Dennis!

I noticed the same thing Andrew. It’s frustrating for sure.

I'm super pumped for this spooky ghost, by the way. Feeds into the broader mystery, good potential for character moments.
I'm liking this AP a lot! We've got an interesting mystery, plus I think the clues are interesting on their own merits, regardless of where they might lead.

I agree, and we haven’t even checked out the holes in the ground to the north yet!

Also, Doug and I were saying we need to do a campfire scene later for some good RP and character bonding. Maybe open that clockwork spy then too!

Good idea. We even have our very own ghost story to tell now (assuming we survive, that is)!

Maybe... maybe it's just another drunk choker in a bedsheet?

There is a thread in the website feedback section about the random logout issue. It's annoying, but they're working on it.

I'm glad you're all enjoying the adventure so far! Reading ahead, there is a lot of really cool stuff to come.

Don't worry, Sil'tchaak, you're in good company—I've only hit once in 2.5 scenarios, and that was when Dennis was botting me!

Don't worry, Sil'tchaak, you're in good company—I've only hit once in 2.5 scenarios, and that was when Dennis was botting me!

Ugh, that's so painful.

I swear the RNG on this thing is out of whack.

I do like that PbP offers more time and space to process failures in narratively interesting ways. When you're playing face to face, and it's your 4 hours or whatever that you've carved out of the week, there's less opportunity to sit and think, and (at least for me) the inclination's to get stuck on gat dangit, I'm here to do cool stuff and I can't!

For instance, at the start of Oiur's Solstice Scar, I flubbed a ton of rolls that I usually succeeded on. But I was able to sit and think for a while about what in-character circumstances would've lead to that failure, and it ended up feeling like a pretty important scene as far as Oiur's character growth. (Definitely helps that in PbP you can hit Preview to see the roll results before you finish writing!)

That's not to say it isn't frustrating, or that I'm always in the mood to turn failure into something cool. But it's definitely easier for me to do than it is face to face.

Also! At the start of the scenario, the Pathfinders are basically attending a con. Based on their conversation with Eugressia, Oiur decided to hit up some panels on planar research and relations (o'-')b

Cool, sounds fun. Doug and I were saying we need to get the ol' party back together!

So, what do we know about this ghost situation?

• Farmer was knifed to death
  
• Farmer's upset with Rayland Arkley
  
• Ceremonial chalice and rod were called out specifically, so seem like they might be important
  
• Fancy longbow
  
• Mysterious birdman statue

Maybe we need to perform some sort of funerary rite using the chalice/rod?
I think the only possible memento of Arkley we have is the protofinder, but I assume that'd just piss of the poltergeist.

That's a good summary; another OOC suspicion is that re-consecrating the altar to Erastil might appease the spirit. It seems like a pretty major defilement and against what that god stands for; perhaps the spirit is not only angry at being murdered, but at being an unwilling part of that desecration?

Don't forget there were priests on the ship over. They may be able to handle it if we can't.

Cool, sounds fun. Doug and I were saying we need to get the ol' party back together!

I'd be good to run another scenario for that crew once the PbP special is done. That's a fun group, and I bet we can find either a scenario or a low-level module that no one has played yet.

Count me in! I'll even be 2nd level at that point!

Also yaaaaay camping scene, I love character-focused RP!

(Writing a big 'ol post at present)

The feels!

https://goo.gl/images/3KSnh6

I’m loving this party!

I like that we have two generally enthusiastic and relatable characters and two more stoic/"alien" ones! Good balance of perspectives and energy levels.

Also Doug'tchaak, you're knocking it out of the park portraying Silt's personality, background, and tastes!

Yeah this group is taking it up a notch all around! Glad you're enjoying Silt; everyone's characters are so well thought out and conceived. Excited to see where we take them! I almost wish we could wait a bit for the goblin combat and hang out at the fireside talking.

Also wish the Paizo site was better at letting us do so.

Yeah... thanks to site issues, I didn't get to see the latest batch of posts 'til just now!

Yeah, it's been really unstable lately. I feel bad for Paizo. I wonder if something happened recently or what could have triggered the instability.

Could be the Humble Bundle stuff, that's what's ground everything to a halt in the past. I know they hired on new folks and have been actively working on website stability, but it seems like it wasn't built with the foundation to handle all the different things they have to deal with—orders, forums, news posts, yadda yadda.
Rootin' for 'em, though!

Sorry if I cut off the RP; I’ll leave more time next time! I won’t be able to put a map up until later, so feel free to continue the conversation however you like.

Oh, if it's low light outside, I think it makes sense for Purpose to have dancing lights following him. But if that's a little too convenient, I can cast it next turn!
Otherwise we're all dealing with 20% concealment, right?

You weren’t stealthing walking over, so it’s fine if you had dancing lights going.

Sweet! Pretend I wrote some flowery shadow-and-reflection focused snippet as part of rushing to the door, then :p

Missed my opportunity, but:

Post-burial introspection scene
Cedar's oath

If Silt dies on his first day.

(Seriously not worried, though!)

You're locathah / that is a fact

Do we have more healing stuff? Portable Craft could use the wand of goodberry and force-feed Silt, but I think someone had some potions?

So across both current characters, my most recent melee attack d20 rolls have been:

3
2
6
2
7
1

Oiur's previous roll would have been a hit, but an attack of opportunity tripped them before they could get in range of their intended target!
I'm doing pretty good for Knowledge on both characters, though, so that's good (o'-')b

I'm having a lot of fun in this AP though, despite our combat woes.