Merciel's Strange Aeons Campaign

Game Master Liane Merciel

Strange Aeons AP as modified by yrs truly


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here be the OOC discussion thread for this campaign

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8/27/17: All PCs get 400 XP.


Male human (Varisian) investigator (empiricist) 1 | gah-'vr̪ay-lu

Knowledge (geography): 1d6 + 18 ⇒ (4) + 18 = 22


Male human (Varisian) investigator (empiricist) 1 | gah-'vr̪ay-lu

Diplomacy: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 4 = 9


Male human (Varisian) investigator (empiricist) 1 | gah-'vr̪ay-lu

Pertaining to Briarstone Asylum:

Knowledge (geography): 1d6 + 18 ⇒ (6) + 18 = 24

Knowledge (local): 1d6 + 18 ⇒ (5) + 18 = 23


Male human (Varisian) investigator (empiricist) 1 | gah-'vr̪ay-lu

To identify bite marks described here:

Knowledge (religion): 1d6 + 18 ⇒ (2) + 18 = 20


NG Male Human (Kellid) Druid 3 | HP 31/31 | AC 18 T 12 FF 16 | F +6 R +4 Will +6 (all +1 vs. aberrations) | CMB/D +5/17 | K (D) +6, K (G) +6, K (N) +4, K (P) +3 | Perc +9 SM +2 | Survival +10 | Init +2 | Speed 20 ft | Active Conditions: Light

Knowledge (Nature): 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6

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9/10/17: Everyone gets 300 XP after gameplay session. No loot!

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9/11/17: Gavrelu picks up 100 XP for recap post.


Male human (Varisian) investigator (empiricist) 1 | gah-'vr̪ay-lu

Pertaining to the facechangers:

Knowledge (arcana): 1d20 + 1d6 + 8 ⇒ (7) + (5) + 8 = 20

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9/17/17: Everyone gets 350 XP for gameplay session.

Loot: (2) potion of cure light wounds; (1) potion of cure moderate wounds; scratched metal wand that resembles a serrated knife blade with no hilt (unidentified)

9/19/17: Thim picks up 100 XP for recap post.


NG Male Human (Kellid) Druid 3 | HP 31/31 | AC 18 T 12 FF 16 | F +6 R +4 Will +6 (all +1 vs. aberrations) | CMB/D +5/17 | K (D) +6, K (G) +6, K (N) +4, K (P) +3 | Perc +9 SM +2 | Survival +10 | Init +2 | Speed 20 ft | Active Conditions: Light

Heal: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (14) + 4 = 18 Long term care x 6 patients: Airwynn, Bates, Valduk, Cerovyren, and 2 others

Restores 2 HP/level and 2 ability score points of ability damage (such as from disease or poison).


Male Gnome Sorcerer 1

Thim's Cooking Check:

1d20 + 0 ⇒ (15) + 0 = 15

Thim is going to obtain some of the tincture medicine for Loic and use the Dreamspun Bloodline ability Lullaby to make Loic inattentive and drowsier than usual. He'll use prestidigitation to flavor the tincture, adding it to Loic's portion separately, so that it doesn't taste like medicine.

If Thim's Bluff check is neccesary:

1d20 + 8 ⇒ (7) + 8 = 15


Male Gnome Sorcerer 1

Thim's Spellcraft ID rolls on the pearl, phylactery, and the wand (+7 Spellcraft, +4 from Aid Other Cero and Gav):

Pearl
Spellcraft: 1d20 + 7 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 7 + 4 = 14

Phylactery:
Spellcraft: 1d20 + 7 + 4 ⇒ (11) + 7 + 4 = 22

Wand:
Spellcraft: 1d20 + 7 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 7 + 4 = 16

ID attempt on potion:
Perception: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (13) + 7 = 20

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9/24/17: Everyone gets 300 XP for the session.

Thim, Vaduk, Uldin, and Gavrelu pick up 75 XP for boardplay.

Loot: 48 gp in money, surgeon's tools (20 gp), pearl of power (level 1), phylactery of faithfulness (purple and dark gray), wand of admonishing ray (3 charges), potion of cure light wounds


NG Male Human (Kellid) Druid 3 | HP 31/31 | AC 18 T 12 FF 16 | F +6 R +4 Will +6 (all +1 vs. aberrations) | CMB/D +5/17 | K (D) +6, K (G) +6, K (N) +4, K (P) +3 | Perc +9 SM +2 | Survival +10 | Init +2 | Speed 20 ft | Active Conditions: Light

Pearl of Power (level 1) (in Uldin's possession)
- 1 potion of cure light wounds

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10/15/17:

Uldin picks up 100 XP for boardplay recap.

Gavrelu picks up 25 XP for general boardplay.

Everyone in the group gets 400 XP for gameplay session.

LOOT: (1) potion of cure light wounds; (1) potion of sanctuary; wand of bless (18 charges), 3 sets of Pharasmin priestly vestments worth 15 gp each

UNIDENTIFIED LOOT: (1) purple glass wand; (1) potion

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10/20/17: Gavrelu picks up 100 XP for boardplay recap.


Male human (Varisian) investigator (empiricist) 1 | gah-'vr̪ay-lu

L2 hit points: 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5

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10/21/17: All PCs pick up 400 XP for gameplay session.

LOOT: (6) vials of alchemist's fire

Doctor Chawaar's hydrocephalus manuscript (minimum 400 gp, higher value possible if sent to Katheer), brain-shaped wooden box (50 gp), screaming/crying twin figurines (50 gp), brass sculpture of Osirian pyramid (50 gp), selected texts from Administrator Losandro's private collection (300 gp)

Contents of Administrator Losandro's locked drawer: magnifying glass, two vials of alchemist’s kindness, a vial of smelling salts, two vials of soothe syrup, 4 doses of antitoxin, 2 doses of opium, scroll of fox's cunning, two scrolls of remove paralysis


Male Elf Fighter 1

L2 hit points: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 2 = 8


Male Elf Fighter 1

(It's actually 1d6+1, forgot I'm taking the wizard alternative favored class option for Elves)

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11/5/17: All PCs pick up 600 XP for gameplay session.

Loot: (2) vials of silversheen, (1) oil of align weapon, 40 gp, six pearls worth 15 gp each, a calling card for the Thrushmoor offices of the Sleepless Detective Agency that prominently bears an accusatory eye (the agency's logo), and a sword in a crimson leather scabbard ("Red Destiny," +2 short sword).


NG Male Human (Kellid) Druid 3 | HP 31/31 | AC 18 T 12 FF 16 | F +6 R +4 Will +6 (all +1 vs. aberrations) | CMB/D +5/17 | K (D) +6, K (G) +6, K (N) +4, K (P) +3 | Perc +9 SM +2 | Survival +10 | Init +2 | Speed 20 ft | Active Conditions: Light

Uldin L2 Hit Points: 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (8) + 2 = 10

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11/11/17: All PCs get 400 XP

Loot: (2) masterwork daggers (finely made and ornamented with malachite, worth 500 gp only if sold as a matched pair), (2) potion of cure light wounds, amulet of natural armor +1 (bronze bear-paw amulet etched with runes on the central paw pad)

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12/10/17: All PCs get 650 XP for this session plus the last (which I forgot).

Loot includes: cloak of resistance +1 (resplendent shimmering purple cape with winged gold clasp), potion of bull's strength, potion of protection from evil, gold ring (150 gp), (2) thunderstones, Mrs. Freeling's picture locket (gold-and-silver locket with painted miniature inside, worth 225 gp)

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1/13/18: All PCs get 500 XP for gameplay session.

Loot includes: (2) potion of cure light wounds, (1) healer's kit (10 uses remaining)


NG Male Human (Kellid) Druid 3 | HP 31/31 | AC 18 T 12 FF 16 | F +6 R +4 Will +6 (all +1 vs. aberrations) | CMB/D +5/17 | K (D) +6, K (G) +6, K (N) +4, K (P) +3 | Perc +9 SM +2 | Survival +10 | Init +2 | Speed 20 ft | Active Conditions: Light

Used (2) potions of cure light wounds

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1/13/18 pt. 2: all PCs pick up 850 XP for gameplay session.

Thim has a collection of publications that were confiscated for licentiousness, total value 100 gp.


L3 hit points: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5


NG Male Human (Kellid) Druid 3 | HP 31/31 | AC 18 T 12 FF 16 | F +6 R +4 Will +6 (all +1 vs. aberrations) | CMB/D +5/17 | K (D) +6, K (G) +6, K (N) +4, K (P) +3 | Perc +9 SM +2 | Survival +10 | Init +2 | Speed 20 ft | Active Conditions: Light

L3 Hit Points: 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4

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2/11/18: All PCs pick up a total of 1650 XP for past two gameplay sessions.

Loot: +2 heavy wooden shield, silver holy symbol of Shelyn (50 gp), (3) vials of antitoxin

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4/3/18: All characters pick up 4200 XP.

Loot: wand of cure moderate wounds, 6 charges remaining

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4/22/18: All PCs pick up a total of 1200 XP for the previous sessions.

No loot!

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7/29/18: All PCs pick up a total of 2200 XP for the previous sessions.

Loot includes:

-- +2 wooden armor
-- (6) potion of cure light wounds, (3) potion of barkskin, (2) potion of hide from animals
-- (4) dose of belladonna, (6) dose of bloodroot, (10) dose of flayleaf, (1) dose of malyass root paste
-- handwritten note requesting "more of your dream brews and the oil," signed by "Melisenn"
-- clay jar containing 4 doses of reddish paste, which Gavrelu can identify as a powerful hallucinogen derived from the muscaria mushroom and tainted with some otherworldly influence that enhances its ability to grant visions of occult knowledge
-- leather pouch containing 1694 gp

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8/12/18: All PCs get 300 XP.

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9/2/18: All PCs get 2400 XP.

Loot includes: 55 gp in assorted coins, mostly of small denominations; (7) sets of curiously inscribed archaic armor fashioned from an unfamiliar, distinctly yellow brass or bronze alloy and bearing Sarkorian thematic elements as well as less identifiable markings. Each set of armor is worth 250 gp to a collector but will likely prove impossible to sell in Thrushmoor.

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9/16/18: All PCs get 1050 XP (for the past two sessions combined)

Loot: Another three sets of the archaic yellow-metal armor; a finely made green cloak with a leaf clasp at the throat (cloak of elvenkind); a slim steel dagger with elegant gold inlay on the hilt and scabbard (+1 returning dagger); a leather bag containing several smaller bags of coins that have been counted and parceled into probable bribes of varying amounts (total value of all cash is 1,428 gp)

The party has also recovered some documents that tend to establish that Count Lowls IV was stealing from the crown and mismanaging the administration of his own township so that he could divert the money to various projects, including financing foreign expeditions, collecting odd books, and inviting scholars and esteemed lecturers to the relative backwater of his estate for personal discussions. The purpose of these efforts is not clear from the documents, but the unauthorized diversion of tax funds is.

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9/23/18: All PCs get 1025 XP.

Loot: (2) oil of magic weapon, (3) potion of cure light wounds, (1) potion of vanish

(5) sets of yellow robes, (4) crude papier-mache masks (no resale value)

Pouch containing 22 sp, 88 cp, and three freshwater pearls (100 gp each)

Small steel key stamped with a grinning skull on its handle

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11/4: All PCs pick up 2400 XP.

Loot: wand of cure light wounds (33 charges), amulet of mighty fists +1, {i]+1 chain shirt[/i], 843 gp

Scrolls of blink, cat's grace, remove disease, silent image, and zone of truth

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11/17 (belatedly!): All PCs pick up 2250 XP.

Loot: scarlet and blue sphere ioun stone, associated skill is K: Religion.

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12/2: All PCs get 800 XP.

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1/6/19: All PCs get 1200 XP.

Loot: shell necklace (100 gp), silver-and-pearl necklace (100 gp), carved bone-and-ochre skull talisman (amulet of natural protection), polished tigerwood ring (ring of protection +1)

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1/27/19: All PCs get 200 XP.

Loot: carved wooden necklace of fanged demonic faces (25 gp), ceremonial dagger with grinning skull handle (50 gp), talon-adorned thong slippers (25 gp), belt of bone beads and pierced carnivore teeth (100 gp)

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3/3/19: All PCs get 875 XP.

Loot includes one dose of dust of appearance.

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4/7/19: All PCs get 5900 XP.

Loot includes: 143 gp; masterwork rapier; mithral chain shirt; masterwork thieves' tools; (2) sunrods; wand of invisibility (9 charges); wand of cure moderate wounds (14 charges); (5) doses of black adder venom

329 gp; composite shortbow (+3 Str); 20 arrows; short sword; mnemonic vestment; (2) scroll of sepia snake sigil; scroll of see invisibility

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5/5: All PCs get 1075 XP.

Loot includes: a finely cut emerald (worth 1,000 gp), a silver necklace set with garnets (worth 400 gp), a pair of black pearl earrings (worth 150 gp), a gold ring set with a large diamond (worth 2,500 gp), 13 freshwater pearls (worth 10 gp each), a jade comb (worth 100 gp), and a silver-and-amber bracelet (worth 120 gp).

Also a rather grubby folded leather pouch encrusted with long-dry potting soil and some dead roots. It is not worth anything.

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