PFS PbP The Ironbound Schism (Inactive)

Game Master James Martin

Okay, let's go ahead and post PFS numbers, names and factions, please!

Here is the link for the Google Sheets page I'll use for maps, etc. Please check in there and update your Init.

Player name: Andreas Frederiksen
Character name: Kazzok Odolgun
PFS#: 35574-7
Faction: Scarab Sages
Dayjob: Craft (Alchemy), taking ten for a roll of 31

Player Name: Gerard
Character Name: Faeranduil
PFS#: 24861-4
Faction: Dark Archive
Dayjob: No

Alright, as soon as you check in, get your init and token stowed, then head over to the Gameplay thread. First post is live!

I'm still waiting to hear back on when a game might happen with my inquisitor. I'll give it the rest of the day and if I don't hear anything, I'll likely post with the pregen swashbuckler. I believe we'll be at low tier either way.

Player name: I'm Hiding In Your Closet
Character name: Lucija Lal Rani
PFS#: 40025-1
Faction: Dark Archive
Dayjob: Craft (Painting): 1d20 + 26 ⇒ (5) + 26 = 31

Turns out I'll be playing my inquisitor, here's his info:

Player Name: Khelreddin
Character Name: Terrill Mayern
PFS#: 80015-1
Faction: Liberty's Edge
Dayjob: None

How are pregens handled as far as PFS numbers go? Would I register a new one? What about factions? I'm fairly sure I can apply the credit to my existing character.

Player Name: Ciaran
Character Name: Harsk (pregen)
PFS#:# 84608-(4? or the PC I wish to apply the credit to?)
Faction:
Dayjob: No.

Twigs - you pick the PFS character you want to apply the credit to, and give that number. Then, when the character reaches the appropriate level, you apply the chronicle. And pregens are always Grand Lodge. Also, nice to play with you again! We were in Fyren's Way of the Wicked game quite a while back, before it faded away...

DM - will you be running this game as part of PbP Gameday? There's not much required to do that, and there's a shot at boons for players and DM.

Always good to see a familiar face! Thanks for the heads up, I'll check into the gameplay thread now.

Player Name: Ciaran
Character Name: Harsk (pregen)
PFS#: 84608-2
Faction: Grand Lodge
Dayjob: No

A little torn filling Harsk's second level spell slot. Some input would be groovy.

Of those three options, I'll suggest stone call - Naghamadi floats (and what's more, I can ride him), so that gives us a slight edge where difficult terrain is concerned.

Looking at Faeranduil's character sheet (and, presumably Kazzok's, but he doesn't seem to have one), I don't think you need additional spells that cause painful things to come out of the sky, and difficult terrain is very much a double-edged, uh, thing - so I'd say not stone call.

I've never found arrow eruption to be very effective, but I'm usually comparing it to an archer with a bow - maybe it would be a good think for Harsk's crossbowy ways.

Looking at the ranger spell list, here are some possibilities:

barkskin, to make up for a seriously low AC at 7th level? Or ironskin, which is even better.

enemy insight, to give us all a favored enemy bonus vs giants? Let Harsk buff the whole party!

versatile weapon to deal with DR

EDIT: Terrill can move through difficult terrain pretty easily as well, so if our two main melee entities aren't bothered by it, and you want to pick one of those three, then it's not a bad choice

I would love to join the game if you have room... it will be this character

Ive got another Inqusitor 10 open if yall still need one..

Xiaobo, you're in! Sorry, WerePox47! I'll keep you in mind in case someone has to drop or doesn't check in!

Alright, it looks like we're all ready to go. Gameplay thread is up, so let's get Schisming!

So it looks like we've got one more for melee, bringing our total to 3: Terrill, Xiaobo, and Naghamadi the eidolon. It's probably obvious, but as an inquisitor, Terrill benefits greatly from having flanking buddies. Xiaobo's acrobatics bonus will probably help him get into flank pretty easily, and Terrill can use Dimensional Hop to get there also, so - let's flank!

I only just now noticed that Harsk has an animal companion rather than the companion bond. D'oh! That's attention to detail, folks.

I only just now noticed that Harsk has an animal companion rather than the companion bond. D'oh! That's attention to detail, folks.

Yeah, it's a badger, right? Always thought that was a funny choice, though not wholly inconsistent with his grumpy self.

@ Kazzok- I had one of my other characters killed by an alchemist.. he had like super high dc for his bombs then threw it at target i was next to and mist him and hit me directly. i was dead dead. so just for curiosity sake lol what is your dc for bombs lol

The DC is 20, but hopefully he'll be precise bombing the bejeezuz out op the poor enemies.

I am traveling today and will be at Paizocon Fr over the weekend, do not expect any posts from me until Monday. Please bot me if and where necessary.

Just to let you know: Paizocon France in Paris is still going on at several locations. We are all ok, I am actually running 7-06 now in a B&B

Glad to hear you're well, such an awful situation. I'm also glad people are able to take some pleasure in the midst of it - enjoy PaizoCon.

To everyone who is celebrating Thanksgiving: Happy Thanksgiving!

And to you! I just fled the grocery store, having picked up our already-cooked turkey, and now I'm making pies. I'll spend the day tomorrow on the beach with 20+ friends, then come home and heat things up. Took me a while, but I finally figured out how to make the holiday less stressful...

As an Australian looking in, despite it being stinking-hot summer right now, having to wait until Christmas for our turkey gets harder and harder every year.

Hope everybody has a great holiday! :)

Gang - I don't really want to decide for us if we fight or negotiate. So, imagining that with a fierce glare, a timid shake of the head or a disinterested yawn we can convey our intentions to each other - which way do you want to take this?

It'll be a tough fight, but we're a tough bunch. And we're supposed to be helping the Averakans vs the giants, and they're a bunch of evil guys. But, we also supposed to be using the fighting as a distraction so we can get to the ruins.

I'd like to get the info on the ruins without making any deal at all, and was hoping that a 32 on my Intimidate check would have accomplished that - but that may be why he's talking to us at all.

I don't mind doing something for the trolls to get the info but do not trust the peryton. If Faeranduil's remark does not get us into combat I am fine with taking the trolls up on their offer.

Edit: And it did not, I say let's close the deal

I'd contribute, but now I'm frankly unclear as to who's on what side, how many sides there are, and what would be in it for us to bargain with them.

Harsk is itching for a fight. The thing about trolls is we don't have to worry about accidentally offing them with their fast-healing, so we should be able to leave one to interrogate. Alternatively we can agree to the deal and turn on him once we have our information, but that's lacking a certain... lawful neutralness.

But without his buffs is probably the weakest member of the party, even against his favored enemies. I'm hesitant to get us into a fight that will get somebody killed.

tl;dr +1 for fighting this out against Faeranduil's dealy-scheming

Faeranduil already died twice, it's not that bad ;-)

If we bargain we avoid this fight and know where the Thasilionion ruins are where (if I understand this correctly) some other trolls are holed up that we probably need to kill anyway.

On the other hand: killing these now avoids having to deal with them later.

I'm inclined to tell them we'll take their deal, and then just blow it off once we know where the ruins are (none of that lawful silliness here). I don't like the idea of doing favors for trolls or meddling in the affairs of giants, and a fight avoided is always a good thing.

So we have 2 in favor of the deal, 1 against, 1 abstaining. I'll give the others a little time to weigh in, unless I get impatient, or someone else does...

I never said I was abstaining, I just needed more information.

Now that I have it? If Lucija's going to bargain for information, she'll do it with the extraplanar entities she considers her peers; she isn't usually inclined to treat most mere earthly beings with the same courtliness - then there's the matter of "biting off more than you can chew" being a concept she has a very difficult time believing in, so the "sparing us a battle" argument isn't going to compel her much, especially not if she feels at all slighted by them.

So consider me against - but Naghamadi's opinion might depend on his judgment of this peryton fellow.

Got it. We'll see how they like Terrill's answer. I left them a teensy bit of room to say 'yes'.

I like your style Terrill, and you are way more diplomatic than Faeranduil ;-)

I like your style Terrill, and you are way more diplomatic than Faeranduil ;-)

I'm quite pleased with the way that worked out. From a meta-standpoint, I'm guessing we're supposed to have killed these guys, which would please the ettin later on OR not fought them, which will make the ettin mad at us later on. But who knows, with giant-folk?

I wanted to let everyone know that starting on December 17 I will be travelling (until Jan 8) and will have very unpredictable internet access. If it's possible to finish this game before then, that would be great. If not, I'll post as frequently as I'm able.

Sorry not to mention this earlier, but it seemed so far off in the future when the game began.