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This is the discussion thread. We can continue the discuttion from Part II here.
Could everyone post their new Init and Perception checks here please?
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@Lithrac - that level dodge will bite me a bit. Would it work out if I were to run a pregen rogue for Masks of the Living God?
Init: +3
Per: +6
@Choamski - Kort got all of his sorcerous instruction in draconic, and that's what stuck, rather than the gnomish. But.. hanging around with you bad influences, I'm dedicating the skill point to it this level.
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Gameplay thread is up. Let's start!
Oh and could you all update the fields appearing below your name to include the following information please?
HP XX/XX AC XX | T XX | FF XX | CMD XX | F +X | R +X | W +X | Init +X | Per +X
Kort: I don't mind you playing a pregen rogue for that one, you'll just have to make sure to tell me what character number you want to apply the credit to after the adventure.
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Might not be able to post for the next 24 hours or so. Switching from a very late night shift to a very early morning shift, with a day between, and have avoided sleeping tonight in order to recalibrate. Probably will not be an issue, but thought I would give a heads up just in case.
Hope you do not mind me posting the map link and key DM Lithrac, I've found it helpful in the previous threads.
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I didn't include it in the gameplay thread because it was my intention to start in media res, but you did well.
As for the constructs, PFS rules won't allow them to carry over to the next adventure. The official explanation shall be that they're unable to go down the stairs and are too heavy to carry. The Goldenfire Order is thus conducting research on them.
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"It is not a ghost but an arcane defense of some type from long ago; more about such I cannot tell, and I do not have the power to Dispel it."
"I believe it represents Abraxas, the 'Demon Lord of Forbidden Lore and Magic'. Indeed, that would be a fitting patron for the former master of this place, and a fitting guard for the so-named 'Enigma Vaults'. 'Touch nothing lest you be purged' and all." Despite himself and his faith in his god, Knorrin feels very small in front of the demonic presence.
That's metagaming, please stop doing that. Next time if you have an objection or feel like using player's knowledge, simply don't do it. If you feel that your roll should be high enough to succeed and you didn't, accept it.
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Sorry, I'm not the people you asked but I do have the answer to your questoins:
FA, MA, MA, SwA
Free action, move action, move action, swift action. He was listing his action.
I fail to see how a greatsword does 3d6, would you care to explain?
It would be from the "Lead Blades" ranger spell he cast off the wand before the door was opened. The spell bumps the damage to the next size category. Weapon size categories
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Ah right. He just said "activate the wand", I don't recall him saying what spell it was or what it did. Thanks for the info Choamski!
It's alright Knorrin, you can leave it. I was just wondering since it's the first time I see those abbreviations used this way.
As as side note, Rellen's very lucky on his rolls today (between this character and Citadel of Flame): 14, 14, 12, 20, 18, 14, 15, 10. Someone's picking his dice well!
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I think my rolls on this site are ridiculous, I have one character out of ten that rolls poorly - I do wave my set of melted dice at the screen when I need to roll well, for intimidation purposes. And I seem to roll much lower as a GM. Apologies for not giving the spell, I will ensure I do so in future. I have two wands Longstrider and Lead Blades, but Lead Blades has a 1 minute duration and is thus going to get popped far more frequently!
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It would be fun to calculate the average gold per door we spend on wand charges and alchemical items, and calculate the average number of doors per level for the rest of thornkeep...... for some definition of fun :)
Hopefully, the use of some wands and such now will end up sparing some uses of our wand of CLW & IH!
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Chasik if you have any spare carrying capacity can I strongly suggest you pick up a collapsible bridge? Two heavily armoured types just got BBQed jumping over lava in GM Lithrac's other game, one of whom was the first PFS death I've witnessed. Lesson learned its better not to jump over dangerous things with a negative athletics modifier!
Probably well overdue to see a death with about twenty scenarios played, was really expecting it to be Rellen!
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Here's the link to the Portable Bridge.
There's also the Collapsible Plank, although I have no idea why they make these things 10' long when they should really be 11' or 12' long to span the ubiquitous 10'-wide pit.
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This was also the first PFS death in a game I GMed or took part in, and to be honest I'm glad it remains a rare thing.
That being said, attempting a jump over a lava canal when you are wearing medium armor and have no ranks in Acrobatics is a bad choice that will result most of the time in a predictable death. As I recall, it was 1d20-3 with a DC of 10...
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Sure, but I don't really know much about those things. :-P Unfortunately, mine starts as a PCGen text output called "ObsidianPortal.txt" and then I clean it up, rearrange it, and add markup for this site. It is enough trouble that I just do the updates between levels manually instead of starting from scratch with a new output sheet, although I miss things here and there when I do. It's too bad PCGen doesn't have a funding source like HeroLab!
I was thinking about putting in a request for a Paizo-forum-friendly output sheet - or learning about such things myself, though output formats are probably beyond me. I was starting to learn some of the data coding in PCGen - real entry-level stuff - but then ran out of time with changing responsibilities.
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Oh, them maybe you should try my sheet then :) I'll send it when I get home. I've did submit it to their repo, but I haven't made any revisions to it in a week.
The output sheet part is definitely up there with one of the most annoying semi-languages I've ever seen. Especially the lack of ability to comment (at least in the text output one - you can still comment in the html ones)
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Kort hasn't posted for nearly a week, and hasn't responded to my private message. I'll consider him MIA, since he hasn't taken part in this module's story in any meaningful way. You should be completely fine finishing it wuth a 5-man team, and we'll possibly recruit a new member for the next part.
On another topic, I'm reviewing the "play list" for our little group. Running two full modules side by side will be a bit much for me, especially since they're more complex to run than Thornkeep and it will coincide with the birth of my first baby. Hence I prefer replacing it with another module available in the list we'd established earlier (Carrion Hill), which I have already GMed (not for PFS credit though), so I'm more familiar with it. Picking it will put less strain on me in that sensitive period of time, which I would deeply appreciate. Another pro is that it's one of the best modules paizo has ever published, and contains lots of RP opportunities, which is preceisely not one of Thornkeep's strong suits.
Would that change be satisfactory to everyone?
The "play list" would be:
Thornkeep - The Accursed Halls (level 1) - done
Thornkeep - The Forgotten Laboratory (level 2) - done
Thornkeep - The Enigma Vaults (level 3) - work in progress
Carrion Hill (level 4)
Thornkeep - The Dark Menagerie (level 5)
Thornkeep - Sanctum of a Lost Age (level 6)