Leinathan's Mistress CotCT

Game Master leinathan

Oooh that's a cool one. :)

I've thought about making an NPC solely for the purpose of being good at bar-fighting, for some silly encounter. That seems like a good option!

Gaedren definitely has catch-off-guard.

When/if you defeat him I'll tell you some of his other goodies that allow him to do things. You're ALMOST right. He's not Dex-based, and he's actually level 6. And he's multiclass.

I'm going to say that you DO get an AoO, though.

Also, I vote if we survive, that we have Gobblegut turned into a child-sized Croc-skin hoodie. :)

I second this idea. And if there's enough left over, we also get Auraelia some nice crocodile skin boots.

Just checkin' that you're not still waiting on me. Auraelia is heading up after Ila to see if Gaedren is down and if she can get Sigrid down safely.

Nope! Waiting on me.

I figured you'd give him a buff. I snuck a peek at his stats as written and was surprised by how wimpy they were. I mean, it made sense for a washed up criminal going up against 4 15-point but PCs, but for a party of 6 with a 20-point buy, he would have been murderized.

I had some things right at least. He was certainly tougher than I was expecting, and I didn't even check his stats.

He technically was still murderized, but he landed some pretty scary blows. Also if Auraelia had missed on the croc, she'd be dead right now without a doubt, so the fight was pretty close to balanced I think. A bit of bad luck and it would've gone pretty horribly.

A bit of bad luck she says.

XD It's okay. Just remember, you're the DM in Reign of winter, so you having bad luck is great! :) For me. :>

It was actually so precariously balanced. Ila made lots of bad choices (Okay, I did), and if Auraelia hadn't killed the croc, she'd likely be dead, then Aaron and Ila would be the only ones trying to cut up Gaedran, and let's be honest... cutting things is not what Ila is good at.

I liked him :) It was a cool encounter.

Poor Sigrid D: I was so scared for her!

My heart nearly stopped when Sigrid got attacked. Though it might have been better for Gaedren if she'd died. Aaron would have been too enraged to let him live this long if she had. But then everyone would have been sad and that's not okay.

Iunno he's pretty beat up. I doubt he'll live very long anyway :o

It was a great encounter, it ended up way more exciting than I thought it was going to be when he stepped out of the area in front of Auraelia. I was totally not expecting that sucker punch from him.

Auraelia would've been totally destroyed by her death. It's part of the reason I chose Attached on Sigrid to begin with. If she'd died Auraelia would've forever doubted herself, which would be mirrored by the trait switch. She'd probably end up a completely different person over the course of the campaign in that world. A lot colder than she is now for sure.

As a person who lives with the Doubt trait... I could never play a character with it. Could not. It's so -incredibly- accurate in what it does to your mindset. It literally makes you afraid to make rolls, because you know if you fail, that's going to stick with your character. Constant doubt is overwhelming. It's painful... it's the most debilitating thing I can possibly imagine. And... I don't want that to be my character's world.

I'll leave Ila as a puddle for a bit longer. I'm not really sure words will shake her out for now. I have an idea for what to do, but it doesn't make sense immediately.

Yeah, figured she'd be unable to cope with it for a bit. Ila'd have to be pretty dead inside to see Maria's head and shake it off with a pep talk :o

Anyone have anything else I should ask Gaedren? Because I think we're losing him pretty damn quick at this point.

Nah, you asked him the only thing Mavarro really needed to know - that he probably had the wrong guy. Whoops! :D

Auraelia is definitely done. Her major concern now is getting Sigrid into a bed to rest, and maybe scrounging up some money for a potion or something to help heal her.

Once we get some rest, that shouldn't be too much trouble.

Ila will still heal you and Sigrid tomorrow... and will tend Aaron's wounds, possibly healing him the day after, if she doesn't get more spells tomorrow.

Much appreciated. Mavarro can probably take care of me while you do the other two, or vice versa. Just make sure you help Sigrid.

I'll probably pick up the healing hex next level. I hadn't planned to, but I think it'll be worth it. Plus Extra Hex is a ridiculously good feat anyway, so my planned progression won't really suffer.

Ila will still heal you and Sigrid tomorrow... and will tend Aaron's wounds, possibly healing him the day after, if she doesn't get more spells tomorrow.

She'll of course appreciate that greatly. Just that from her point of view y'all have done so much to begin with that she'd be thinking about it from a "What can Marius and I do for Sigrid" point of view instead of how can Ila and the others continue to help :)

I'll probably pick up the healing hex next level.

Speaking of this, y'all get to level up to level 2 after your encounter with Gaedren.

The changes won't take effect until you rest, of course, but go ahead and post your updates. I'll post us forward to a point that y'all get to rest.

And speaking of that! Where are you guys headed?

I'm sticking with the group pretty tight until I have my fair share of the loot. I need money to buy back Catarina's engagement ring. So wherever anyone wants to go, Aaron's game for it.

Now, to level up... I think I'm going to take my first alchemist level.

Max HP or Half+1? I can't remember! :0

I'd vote Ila's house. End at the beginning. :)

Ila Level 2!
still Totally not stolen.

Statistics and Class Features:

+???? hp (8 HD + 2 Con + 1 Favored Class)
+Bonded Senses
+1 Bab, CMB/CMD
+1 Fort, Will

Feats and Skills:

+Feat: No.
+9 skill ranks (4 class, 2 Int, 2 background, 1 Racial)
+1 rank to: Craft (Tattoo), Heal, Sense Motive, K(Religion, History, Local, Nobility), Spellcraft, Perception.

Spells:

+1 First per Day
+0 Detect Psychic Significance (let me know if you don't want to use this spell)
+1 Mage Armor

Maria:

+1 BAB, CMB, CMD
+1 Ref, Will
+2(4) Skills
+1 to each: Stealth, Diplomacy, Sense Motive, and Perception.
+2 Armor (E:Natural, I: Deflection)
+1 Dex/Cha. (+1 Deflection AC, +1 to Diplomacy)

Aaron Level 2

Stats:
+? HP (D8 HD + 2 Con)
+2 Fort
+2 Reflex

Class Features
+Alchemy (+1)
+Bombs (1d6)
+Toxic Secretion (2 damage)

Feats and Skills:
+Brew Potion (Bonus)
+Throw Anything (Bonus)
+9 skills points (4 class + 2 Int + 1 human + 2 background)
+1 rank (Acrobatics, Bluff, Craft (Alchemy), Disable Device, Intimidate, Perception, Sense Motive, Sleight of Hand, Stealth)

Alchemist Formulae:
+2 1st-level Extracts per day
+4 1st-level Formulae (Cure Light Wounds, Disguise Self, Enlarge Person, True Strike)

@ leinathan: Would it make sense to find the formulae book at the pawn shop where Aaron plans to go to get Catarina's ring back? It seems like it would be the best way for him to gain one without handwaving something.

F2f about to start so I'll need to level Nary up.... probably tomorrow evening after my shift (like 10pm or so)

But Nary's goal is to follow the others around - specifically Auraelia, cause she likes her ;D, and then hopefully go try and bust Isabel out first thing in the morning. Hopefully with minions friends.

She is all about that loot, but she's not too worried about it right now. Cuz Isabel's more important than loots.

Mavarro Level 2

Stats
+6 hp (1d6+2)
+1 BAB, CMB, CMD
+1 Will

Class Features
+Bonus Feat: Deadly Dealer
+Patron Spell: bless
+Hex: Healing
+1 new 1st-level spell slot
+2 new spells stored: beguiling gift, vocal alteration

Skills
+9 skill ranks (including background skills)
+1 to Knowledge (arcana), Knowledge (history), Knowledge (local), Knowledge (nature), Knowledge (planes), *Lore (harrow), Perception, *Profession (fortune-teller), and Spellcraft

We're gonna do HD + 1. No need for max HP but I like static games a lot.

As for Aaron... Yargin was actually an alchemist, so if you're looting the house you'll find Yargin's formulae book. That's a good excuse.

Works for me.

Auraelia Level 2!
still, still totally not stolen. :o

Statistics and Class Features:

+9 hp (d8 HD + 3 Con + 1 Favored Class)
+1 Bab, CMB/CMD
+1 Fort, Ref

Precise Summon: All Teamwork Feats applied to summons
Track: Gain half-level bonus to survival checks to track.
Heart of the Wilderness: +1 bonus to survival checks

Feats and Skills:

+8 skill ranks (6 class, 2 background)
+1 rank to: Handle Animal, Heal, Intimidate, Know(Geography), Know(Nature), Perception, Stealth, Survival

Spells:

+1 1st lvl/day
+1 1st lvl spell known (longstrider)
+1 0th lvl spell known (stabilize)

Nary Level 2

Stats

+6 HP (d8 HD + 1 Con}
+1/3 tricks per day favored class bonus
+1 Ref, Will
+1 BAB

Class Features

Misdirection (Su) Mesmerist Trick: Nary can make a bluff check in response to target making an attack (including spells) to feint.
Towering Ego: Add charisma bonus to will saves. (Unless emotionally affected.)

Spells

+1 1st lvl spell/day
+1 1st lvl spell known (Hypnotism)
+1 knack known (Message)

Skills

Skill ranks: 6 (class) + 1 (INT) + 2 (background)
+1 rank to: Bluff, Diplomacy, K. Local, Perception, Stealth
+2 rank to: Sense Motive, Handle Animal ;D

Hmmm, scratch that. Instead of Misdirection I'm going for False Flanker because illusion stuff is cool ;)

Before our DM presses us forward, does anyone else want to try your hand at swaying (or aiding in swaying) the crowd? :)

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm nope!

Nary doesn't have nearly enough information on what is going on to feel comfortable talking to a big, angry crowd.

Yeah, no.

Aaron has no interest in getting an angry mob looking at him when it's not really his problem to begin with.

I didn't think so. That only leaves Mavarro. :)

If we get trampled by an angry mob, Mavarro's ghost will come back to haunt your ghost. :P

Yeah, no.

Aaron has no interest in getting an angry mob looking at him when it's not really his problem to begin with.

we need to be bffs ;)

Auraelia only stepped in 'cause she was worried Ila was getting herself into trouble. She figures they might think twice about starting trouble with her in the background looking mean :p

That turned out a lot better than I expected!

Significantly.

It was the half-ton dead crocodile. That'll give anyone pause ;)

I vote 'wield it as a tetsubo' until Sigrid gets her hoodie.