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So my group is up to Hook Mountain Massacre (Anniversary Edition). Shalelu is tagging along, and I printed her page from the book to use as reference as a character sheet.
After clearing most of the ogrekin out of the farm last time, they're about to check the barn and rescue the Black Arrows next session (tomorrow).
So two questions. First (copied and pasted directly from the Community Created Stuff thread, where it didn't get any answers):
Anyone have the Anniversary Edition stats for the 3 rescued Black Arrows in an easy to print format?
I don't want to have to keep referencing that page in the AE, since they'll be participating in the adventure for a bit. But I also don't want to just print the whole pages with all the background information, and a big section header with a major spoiler in it, if I'm going to be leaving these sheets sitting on the table in front of me regularly where the players might see them.
I just know cutting and pasting stat blocks from Pathfinder adventures always takes time to reformat to make them work, so I was hoping someone else had already done it.
Second, the group will be leveling up soon, which now includes Shalelu. What do you all recommend for her advancement? The group already has an archery focused ranger, so she's kind of redundant, not to mention being nowhere near as good at archery, since the archer PC is just better built. It's probably about time for me to copy her to a real character sheet, so I can level her up easily when needed.
I'm AFB at the moment so I'm not sure if she has the stats for it, but what about a switch-hitter ranger? That build only uses archery until the enemies come into range, then drops/puts away the bow and wades into melee.
Unless you have fewer than 4 players, I would avoid a permanent NPC combattant like the plague. Even if one of the players is running her, Shalelu will be reduced from an interesting source of information to a fighting robot in no time. And a dead fighting robot in no time, too.
Why not keep her as the party scout? When they charge into the fray, she is off scouting ahead, protecting their flank, circling around their foes and like that. Handwave her scoputing encounters and use her as a plot device to bring needed info to the players.
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Well, the adventure path says she joins the group. And obviously, the Black Arrows join long enough to help retake Fort Rannick.
How long are these NPCs supposed to remain part of the group? I was assuming they'd help with the giants at Skulls Crossing and beyond, but now I'm thinking that after retaking the fort, maybe they'd stay behind to work on rebuilding there.
I'm not really good at judging adventure difficulty, so I'm not sure how to judge whether the PCs will need the extra help against the giants going forward.