PbP PFS 3 - 04 The Kortos Envoy (7-11) (Inactive)

Game Master Beckett

Ok, can I have everyone post the following information. Once everyone has done so, feel free to use this thread as a normal Discussion thread for out of character talk. I'll also then start the game up.

All of this is for the Chronicle Sheet at the end.
1.) Player Name or Nickname
2.) Character name
3.) PFS Number
4.) Old Faction and what new Faction you will b joining, even if it's the same
5.) a Day Job roll if you have it, or note No Day Job please

6.) Any intended purchases or anything else that needs marked off on a Chronicle Sheet.

1. Evan
2. Dragorin
3. 5331-2
4. Cheliax/ Dark Archives
5. Temple Vanity: Heal: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (16) + 11 = 27
6. I'm good

1. Michael
2. The Ravenmantle
3. 8979-7
4. Silver Crusade -> Silver Crusade
5. Brewer: Profession (Brewer): 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (19) + 2 = 21
6. I'll have a couple. Updating sheet now so I'll let you know what I need to purchase.

Note: Also on Slow progression.

Dale
Alan Baird a'Lorien
19327-1
Osirion/Scarab Sages
Temple Vanity Heal: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (10) + 7 = 17
All good

Just a few more left.

And the Temple Vanity is so nice. . . I approve.

1:Jimmy
2:Xiabo Feng Weimin Aka Feng
3:22306-7
4:Cheliax/ Dark Archives
5:None
6:Swapping crane style for improved grapple

Ok, the Gameplay thread is open, and the intro is up. Please feel free to introduce yourselves, RP, and have fun.

At the top of the page, as well as underneath my name each time I post is a link to the map. I have it set so that you can each edit it to be able to move yourselves around as needed. If there are any issues, please let me know. Also, feel free to let me know, preferably here rather than in the game thread, if you think I'm doing something wrong, or if you think you have an alternate ability/skill/spell/boon that might work. I try to be pretty open and encourage thinking outside the box. I'm also perfectly ok with players/characters trying to talk through things or avoid combat if they want. Might not happen, but you never know. At the same time, if a scenario says "this or that happens", I'm a bit stuck, too.

I'm also ok with answering questions, but if it's about something going on in the game that you wouldn't know about, I'll wait until afterwards, and let you know "you probably wouldn't know, but it will becoe clearer in a bit", or something.

I try to take my cues from the players. The more often you post, the quicker the game will be. The more RP you put in, the more I'll focus on that. The more you seem to enjoy tactical combat, the more in depth I'll go. The less so, the ore likely I'll skip optional encounters and maybe push through the end of a non-final encounter to keep things going (such as when you are surrounding the last minion). If you have a question, feel free to ask, or try it, all within reason. :)

Also, what I tend to do for combats:

I'll roll all the init's and place the rolls into a spoiler.

I try to group like people together to move smoothly. So it might look like

ROUND 1
Xiaobo (grappled) and Dragorin (stunned)
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BBEG ()
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Alan () and Ravenmantle (-17)
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Badguy 1 (-4), Badguy 2 (prone), and Badguy 3 ()

Inside the () I'll place the damage you have taken (not your or the NPC's current HP), throughout the combat just as a reminder, as well as any pertinent conditions or effects going on. All as a quick reminder.

I'll also bold whose turn(s) are currently up. This allows those that are up to go, and those that are coming up to prep. It's okay to post out of order, I'll put everyone in order as needed, but please keep in mind not to do something that might mess up someone else's action that comes before your's, such as charging into a square that they are most likely going to move into. If you do post out of order, please also note at the top of your post what round you are posting for.

Sounds good. I should have the vitals and skills up in spoilers now. Let me know if there are any other #s you like to have posted there.

Nope, looks good. I try to let people roll for themselves, (except Init) and only roll when it's needed to keep everything going.

I also have a vow of peace so i have the extra ki from that

when i use the ki throw feat i will mark on the map where i want the target moved

". . . Nashota, can you tell us more of the magic you've seen the minotaurs use before we head to the mine?"

Man, why you gotta go and make me actually read the scenario like that. J/K

Ha! Just trying to grab every advantage possible at the briefing :)

Before I answer some of the questions in the game play, let me recheck the APL with the new player. It might change.

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Ok, so here I am. Hopefully I can be a useful addition. Not built to be super healy, but I can do it in a pinch. And I like to keep. Plenty of utility and buffing spells ready.

Derek
Oswin Durnhelm
85794-1
Silver Crusade (Silver Crusade)
Day Job: Profession Clerk: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (8) + 10 = 18

I'll double check purchases and decide by tonight.

Sorry about the map for this one. I'm curious if they realized that minotaurs are large?

No worries. Imagine how tight it would be if they had all won initiative!

Alan how are the bonuses from sacrifice fist and monk different they read identically.

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When I update for the Round, or a segment of it, I will adjust attacks if it's possible and reasonable, for enemies that you have killed.

Because the monk ability is (ex) and the war priest is (su) since they are different types they stack according to RAW

Where does it say this

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Nvm I see that is cool

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With just how many massive the book has, I wouldn't be surprised at all if they errata that.

I wouldn't either but for now it is rules legal.

So if they change it and I take 1 level for that reason do I get to take that level back for free

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Heck, we are still waiting to see if we can rebuild Warpriests after they removed an entire stat being used from the class or the Shaman when people built summoning specialists and then it removed all the summoning spells. Still waiting on the new Factions and rules on changing them. Still waiting on word if the new factions can take the corresponding nation based abilities, what's the deal with the Tech Guide with season 6, (it's in the PRD but is not core assumption, so you need to actually own the book), where it requires a new Feat to use skills at all on technology.

If you can, they put out a PFS PbP survey, in hopes of improving the game. If you have a little time please head over to HERE and check it out. Please also spread the word.

They have finally begun to give us some updates to the issues since Gencon. If you are interested, HERE is the link.

In brief, you automatically switch to the new faction if your old faction went away, but everyone gets 1 free faction change per character, and it looks like you get some time to decide.

Warpriests can have a full rebuild, switch Feats, add Archtypes, etc. . .

Other classes, not so much, (but unclear on the Archtypes).

Shamans, if you built a summoning Shamman type (the class lost all summon spells), can swap out feats and gear.

Still can not report new factions. . .

Very unclear answer about Technology (which requires a special Feat to interact with from the new Technology Guide that rewrites the basic game rules, which is on the PRD, but is not itself part of the Core Assumption, basically extremely bad form).

Diplomacy really wasn't an option here, but, (and you wouldn't really have known this) she didn't see or hear you.

I'm not sure what's going on that's cased the game to sort of stop. Are people confused about what's going on? Or waiting on others? Xiaobo hasn't posted yet, and I'm going to act for him in a little bit, then have the Harpies go, and then Alan has posted.

It just seems there has been minimal activity in game for about a week, and I need to know what is wrong before I can fix it.

Waiting for the harpies to go so Dragorin can lay down the law (pun very much intended).

Yeah, I'm just waiting for my turn to come up again.

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Waiting.

I'd gotten a bit slammed at work, but catching up tonight. I am traveling this week, but will see about trying to stay on top of things.

Ok, we are pretty close to the end. Can I get everyone to relook at their Chronicle Sheet info and make sure everything is right.

Secondly, who is interested in continuing on to The Ruby Phoenix Tournament?

Mine should be all set
1. Michael
2. The Ravenmantle
3. 8979-7
4. Silver Crusade -> Silver Crusade
5. Brewer: Profession (Brewer): 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (19) + 2 = 21
6. +2 Buckler (4,155)

Note: Also on Slow progression.

I would be interested in the Ruby Phoenix tournament. This character is too low level so I would switch to my Level 10 Human Samurai (sword saint) named Shan Xun if that is of interest. Probably a perfect scenario for him.

That's a good point. Ruby Phoenix is an 11th level, so only 10-12 level characters can play it, and no pregens.

OK, I actually had the wrong number above, so:

Derek
Oswin Durnhelm
85794-3
Silver Crusade
Day job roll was an 18

As for Ruby Phoenix, I'll have to pass. Only one character in tier, and he is committed elsewhere. Thanks!

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Actually, looking through, it looks like the majority are not within the level range.

So something else?

I'd be up for something else. Most of my higher level play has been as a GM instead of a player so I can play almost anything.

All my info is good.

This will put Dragorin at 10th level but I'm up to playing anything high tier with him.

1-34: Encounter at the Drowning Stones
2-08: The Sarkorian Prophecy
2-12: Below the Silver Tarn
All look good.

If you are feeling really ambitious and nice I wouldn't say no to playing the Echoes of the Everwar arc

Any of those scenarios would be fine by me. I haven't GMed or played any of them. Knowing where the Sarkorian Prophesy is set, that would be a particularly good one for Ravenmantle and I think it has some backstory that plays into Season 5.

Edit: I have GMed the Echoes arc, but haven't played it yet.

I am good for Ruby Phoenix and would love to play but am good with anything high tier. . With GM credit after this I will be level 10.

D. Ross /DaWay
Alan Bard a'Lorien
19327-1
Scarab Sages
Heal 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (9) + 7 = 16

I'll be reporting and posting up Chronicle Sheets soon.

If you could, please let me know what you thought of both the scenario, and also how I ran it. Both good and bad. I'd like to know how I can improve, and what sorts of things that people like. It's not going to hurt my feelings. :P

Also, if there are any questions about why something worked a certain way, I don't mind answering them.

Finally, (assuming you are interested), what scenario do we want? I'm really good with any, though Ruby Phoenix I think is going to need to wait a bit. Not against doing it, I just think too many people are not in the level range yet.

I thought that overall it went well, you were fair and concise. My only criticism is that it started to slow down and drag when we got to the third task.

I am up for any of the higher tier scenarios.

HERE is a link to the Chronicle Sheets. Game is reported. Please let me know if there are any issues.

Thanks GM, got the Chronicle. Honestly, I have been feeling a bit worn down by various life stuffs, and I was in way too many games at once.

Long story short is that I would probably like to take a break from Oswin for a bit.

Thanks again for having me, and best of luck to you all in your future games!

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