PFS: Emerald Spire: Level 3--Splinterden (CORE) (Inactive)

Game Master R D

^ All that stuff they said. ^

Hope to see you again when RL things are sorted out.

Hey all, I injured my shoulder at work tonight and will be on light-duty until I can be seen again on Monday. So, my posts will likely be on the shorter end in the meantime. I'll keep you posted.

Ouch! Hope it heals up quick!

Sorry for not posting, DM ... I never have any re-roll stuff. :/

No worries. Never know what folks pick up at the various conventions offered year round. :-)

If only it was an enchantment and not an illusion! So much for Elf Resistance...

"so pretty"

Any suggestions on how better to work Garrett as support for you guys? Right now I feel like I'm not doing a whole lot other than grant a +1 Attack/Damage now and again. Granted I've gotten in a few good Trip attempts, but my spells have not been successful much at all.

As I mentioned before, I was thinking about going into Summoning spells, but I don't want to step on Kay's toes. I know that's sort of his schtick. You guys have any suggestions on what you'd like to see more of? Specific spells? Or would you like me to focus on a specific type of Combat Maneuver?

Obviously once I get some higher level spells I'm going to focus on such spells like Haste, Good Hope, etc.

I say keep aiming for that. Maybe pick up a few alchemical doodads, until you reach that level? I dunno, I'm no bard expert.

You should definitely let me know what you're building for so I can build a bit differently. I envisioned Kohi as a "buff" cleric, so she doesn't have the wisdom for high-DC debuffs, but we can certainly make sure our available buffs stack up well.

EDIT: Any advice on gear, consumables, etc. would be great. I'm not super familiar with mid-level play, and my usual face-to-face GM tends to ignore ability damage and the like, so I wasn't ready for the early parts of this level.

Bards make great enchanters and illusionists, and those are Kay's opposition schools. Two conjurers are fine as well! Bards also debuff pretty well. Is your Charisma high? People have suggested whip + dazzling display, but I'm dubious.

Clerics (and wizards) benefit from having lots of utility scrolls. Especially since you can't account for every condition we may run across. That, and butt loads of armor.

...this is my first wizard, so it's not like I am some expert. ;)

Yah, moving forward, I'm not sure how to really find a strong niche for your bard, at least not if you're looking to get away from utility-style play.

I wouldn't discount the things you're already frustrated with. Lingering Performance means you can have Performance running 3 times as long per day. And instead of using your whip attacks to try to trip/disarm, look for opportunities to Aid Anothers (either to boost someone's attack or their AC.

It's not the most sexy, but it can actually be really, realy useful tacticaly-useful. AND it doesn't take any more investment than you already have. :)

Your Dex is high; bards make decent archers. I think spells, and face stuff, and skills are where it's at for a Core Bard, though.

So think about a set of heavy armor and a whole brace of different scrolls?

@Garrett: I was going to suggest Flagbearer and the cool flag, but that's not CORE. Aid Another doesn't feel sexy, but it's got potential to be huge. Imagine Flyndal hitting 10% more often, or being hit 10% less. That being said, the archery build is also quite strong if you're looking to deal some damage.

Yah, archery could be good. And it brings a skillaet we don't have.

Imagine Flyndal hitting 10% more often, or being hit 10% less.

I like where this is going...

It seems the Paizo goblins ate my last post here... Unfortunately most of the really good bard fears are non-Core like Lingering Performance and Flagbearer, etc.

I'm not so concerned about dealing damage as I am helping out with support. Plus, I wouldn't be able to start being a decent archer until 7th or 9th level... I like the Aid Another suggestion, if only I could get the Helpful Halfling trait. I had looked at the Pathfinder Chronicler PrC to boost AA, but I hate that they lose spell casting progression. I cannot figure out what they get that would cancel out spell casting... I'll need to buff up my AC if I decide to get into the nitty-gritty of melee combat, but being a flank buddy for Desh would be good.

I've never done an illusionist before an that might be an interesting path. Any suggestions on a good way to start building him towards illusion?

Okay, so I ran across an opportunity I thought this group would be interested in.

GM Engleaktig, I hope you don’t mind me using this space for this communication, but it seemed the most effective way to get everyone’s feedback.

A DM I’ve run with before offered to run Desh through the Destiny of Sands trilogy of scenarios. I’d been trying to figure out a way to pick up some more gold for Desh in order to grab a mithral breastplate before we do much more of the Emerald Spire, and I thought this would be a good opportunity.

He’s happy to run it for this group, and he’s able to run it whenever we’re ready.

Would folks be interested in running those three scenarios with this group back-to-back-to-back before we do any more Emerald Spire? I thought it might be a fun change of pace before we continue our delve. :)

Let me know, or let me know if you have any questions.

And again, hope you don’t mind me using your Discussion thread for recruitment purposes, Engleaktig.

I do like shiny things... That works for me.

No problem! :-) I encourage you all to play Destiny of the Sands; it's great fun. I presume he's running it as a CORE game? We can totally take a break while you play the series and then come back to the Spire later.

Got room for another player? If so, I have two core characters that are in tier for that trilogy:

(1) Atrahasis is a cleric. He's very good at healing. But I think he might overlap with Kohinoor a lot.

(2) Narad is a rogue. He won't overlap with Desh as much as my cleric would overlap with Kohi. Whereas Desh is a combatant, Narad's specialty is being quiet and disabling traps. He has a +20 Disable Device and a +16 Stealth.

Yep. Core. And I'd certainly have no problem including either of those two. Whichever you'd prefer.

Thanks! :-) I'd prefer to play with Narad; he's been getting the Emerald Spire GM credit. It kind of feels like he's already been adventuring with you guys--to me, anyway. He's 5th level now.

Please let us know where to dot.

will do.

Kohinoor? Kay? Garrett? You guys up for a little change of pace? A little Osiriani suntan? (oooh, that sounds like a tasty drink with a fancy little umbrella)

:D

Sure, I'd be down for some Destiny of the Sands with Garrett. He'll be especially excited to document MYTHIC adventures!

I'd love to take a step away from the Spire for a while. Let's look at Destiny of the Sands. Also, whichever of those characters you'd like to play is fine by me, Engleaktig.

Besides, Osirion is just about home for Kohinoor!

Maybe she's how our crew got the gig! :D

Kay, how about you? I mean, at this point, you have to, right? How would we survive without our elf?

I think I have roughly 5k gold at this point. Any must-have cleric items in the CRB I should consider before I go general shopping? Also, pick 5 scrolls I should have 3 copies each of?

Naturally, I am adaptable to other environments! Such is the nature of the Elven race, as you may know. An opportunity to peruse some ancient volumes of mystic Osiriani lore would be most compelling.

You know all the Osiriani lore is just going to be endless tomes about Norgorber, right?

Cool. I'll connect with the DM and see how he wants to move things forward. I'm not sure what his thoughts on the time frame are, but I'm guessing over the next week or so, he'll want to get it rolling.

Details to come.

Thanks

Okay. Faster than expected. Everyone check in HERE.

Engleaktig, with the other game kicking off, do you have an ETA on those chronicles? :)

Id like to finalize my purchases.

Your chronicles will be posted here sometime today.

Posted! Let me know if there are changes, adjustments, or corrections. :-)

Marking this campaign as inactive, now.