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from the uk
Cennapod Gnome Druid 12th Taldor
and his companion Moon Madness (mule)

Awaiting to play Eyes of the Ten

I'd also like to add my congrats to Rob as a new major force in the Pathfinder Society. He must of taken the Leadership feat to keep all us GM's under control and ensure all the players were taken care of.
As with all things I enjoyed myself and found some scenario's ran better than others ,so my appologies to the players in the one's that didnt go so well and my thanks to the players who's characters I killed for taking it so well.
Lastly cheers for the lift Rob.
cheers
Russ

I've run this adventure a couple of times, the last time went like this.

In act 1
the turrets concentrate fire on the guards unless attacked then they only fire on the attacker for that round before leaving them to the golem.
The golem only attacks those who have harmed the ship (ie turrets) or itself ignoring all others. This added to the mystery of the ship and stopped all the players collecting cursed wounds.
I also had that the guards had been using the adamantite axe to pry open the outer hatch so it was held in the doorway and by pulling it free could be retrieved and used.

Act 2
they managed some knowledge checks and where able to open the ghost door without triggering it.

Beyond when the xill first attacked they really panicked especially when one was paralyzed and the xill was fading out with the others covering it but with a dimension stepping wizard freeing them just in time and fortunately stepping to elsewhere in the room thus not through any part of the ship they managed to weather the attack. However with 3 members with cursed wounds and another paralyzed for hours they ended up spending prestige to alleviate these conditions by going on deck and sending a message to the Lodge (this is in Absalom harbor after all) for aid this arrived in the form of an eagle with a satchel containing potions to cure the conditions.

But while they were waiting the rogue had found the door to the dimension door and he and a badly injured fighter had gone through to the helm. They accidentally released the hag who like them was trying to hide how weak they really were, this resulted in some great roleplay
as they rogue called the fighter master so the hag offered him a kiss as a reward for freeing her. Fortunately the others turned up and diplomacy won out and she helped them open the secret door before being released into Absalom.

The final encounter worked well but for everyone concentrating on the plant not the xill, (it must be the way I describe things). They handled the xill with some effort and freed people from the pods as the plant died then had to run and jump from the ship quickly as they heard the ships real engine starting up. It made for a very cinematic ending for a fun adventure as the ship blinked away as the slowest jumped overboard.

heretic:
A master like guaril can always look different when he needs too.
And i was only ACTING sly and shifty honest, you can trust me :j

To the players I gm'd for a big thank you I enjoyed running for you all and I'm so glad everyone took the bad stuff so well I haven't rolled that well in years. I think Dave usually jinx's my dice at the slot zero but he didnt get the chance this year.
I like Heretic's idea of collecting tokens to have chances at prizes but a boon for everyone.

Hi all,
I've now had a chance to recover from GM'ing at Games Expo and would like to say a few things.
To me Games Expo has a different feel to it from many other conventions due to its great diversity, and because of that it can be the most difficult for a GM to cater for. I cant think of any other convention where so many new players come and try a system out so every game run could have veteran players or completely new players or as is usual a mix where those familiar help the new.
And don't get me started on the age range it just goes to show it's open to all ages.
As long as every player goes away from the table happy with some fun memory then we've done our part so to all the GM's who encourage the generations of players keep up all the good work, and I'll see you at the next convention.

Russ
ps. thanks to all my players I had a blast.

Okay venture captain Dave
the chickens feet,pig blood , 4th ed players handbook , ral patha miniature, hair from the homeless, character sheet of a deceased character (so many to choose from)and low rolling dice
have been obtained what else do we need for the curse?
and who's the victim this year?

also we may have to cut back on the pathfinder uk popularity spell this year as it seems to be self perpetuating .

minion out..

Hi iain,
you could also try contacting me ,I'd be happy to run some games.
russ

Thanks to all I GM'd for at conception I really enjoyed it.
Running the citadel of flame of the cuff was fun & could easily resulted in a party wipe out. Maybe next con.
I was gutted that so many scenario's were being run that I wanted to play but GM'gs a responsibility & its a credit to the gaming community that so many volunteered to jump in & make Conception a highlight in the gaming calender.
And if pathfinder continues being so popular & ever growing expect cries of help from the venture captains. (you dont have to respond straight away they deserve to suffer on occasions :) )

Thanks for the praise Thod maybe dual GM'g is the way forward.
see ya all at the next con

Russ

Hi dave you can mark me down to run at least 4 slots over the con. I'll do more if needed.
See ya at easter

I know I've already let wintergreen know i'll be able to get to this event & run again same as last year .

Hi thod
I also seem to have an entry for voices in the void ,I would like to play it but i havent yet , but cheers for reporting the session I ran .

Walter

Hi
I one of wintergreen's crew of dm's .
this is my crime & pennance.
I am considering day-tripping to dragonmeet to either join in or run a pathfinder game.
If i go to run I'd like to run mists of mwangi if you havent played it but i'm open to other senario suggestions.
So time permitting we could both play one run one .