Adventure Path Reign of Winter

Game Master Almonihah

Leveled up. I think that the best part is that I now have 16 HP. I picked up another level 0 spell -- open/close. I think that will be helpful for opening doors and chests from a distance in order to avoid traps.

Worked 16 hours yesterday, going to work 8 today. When I get home tonight I will level myself up.

Leveled myself up. Empiricist ability Ceaseless Observation has started, and MAN is it grand!

This is as much so the GM knows what changes happened as much for the group to know.

Summary of Changes:
15 hp
12 skill points applied (now includes ALL Knowledge skills)
Acrobatics +2
Appriase +9
Climb +4
Craft (Alchemy) +10 (+1 to create Alchemy Item)
Diplomacy -2 (+7 to Gather Information)
Disable Device +8
Heal +4
Know(Arc)+9
Know(Dung)+9
Know(Eng) +10
Know(Geo)+9
Know(Hist) +10
Know (Loc) +9
Know (Nat) +9
Know (Nob) +10
Know (Plane)+9
Know (Relig)+10
Linguistics +10
Perception +15 (+1 to Locate Traps)
Sense Motive +9
Spellcraft +10

Ceasless Observation now in effect (Use INT modifier for Disable Device, Perception, Sense Motive, Use Magic Device. Also for Diplomacy
to Gather Information.)

New Language Learned = Abyssal

I've done the level up on paper, I just have to update the character profile, so please don't hold up the game waiting for me.

I'm leveled up and good to go..

Level up transferred to online.

Is this particular book really lethal, or are we just rolling poorly? I'll admit that I'm not having fun, mostly because I just keep expecting someone else to die...

From what said Book 1 is meant to be pretty deadly.

Book 2 of Ruins of Azlant proved quite deadly on a related note.

I've invested in Bulvi's defence a lot and even he's found it tough going. I am still having fun but hopefully when we get into the next book it'll be a bit easier.

Guys, I think I'm out of this. I'm not enjoying it, and find it too deadly to be fun. I also have taken on other resposibilities so that I need to be careful with my time. I hope the rest of you have fun.

GM, can you please remove me?

Well, one thing I'll say, I take no encounter in this Path for granted...since that deadly first encounter, I assume that everyone since is designed to kill...

Also reminds me of movies or TV shows...killed dudes raised up as ice zombies (Game of Thrones)...killer serpent coming out of the ground (Tremors)...killer Snowman (Jack Frost)...killer trees (Wizard of Oz)...killer doll (Chucky)...

Sorry to hear that Redelia. I hope the dice are kind in your other games.

Sorry to see you leave Redelia.

BTW, the last post I see in the gameplay thread is from Wednesday. Has there been a posting since then?

Early Thursday morning but that's likely just timezones. I assume Sapphire Fox is busy and will get back to us shortly.

GM, can I recommend that we NPC Carianna at least until we find another healer for the party? I think we need her.

Sounds like a good idea Quasit. Assuming your going to get another party member GM Sapphire, are you going to go back to the recruitment thread to mine for people? I might know someone who is interested.

I'm more curious where the GM is. Granted, the site has been horrid for the past week, but we haven't heard from Sapphire since Wednesday. Its not like him (assuming its a him) to be gone this long). Or did I miss a post somewhere?

GM Sapphire has posted in other games under that allias as recently as Saturday so I'm assuming just falling behind.

sorry, a little behind, I've been switched to third shifts so my hours have been odd lately, we'll bot Carianna till we get a replacement

Bulvi have your person PM me

Done

I'm not used to the PFS rules. Is there any kind of a master list for banned/allowed feats etc?

I'm not used to the PFS rules. Is there any kind of a master list for banned/allowed feats etc?

http://paizo.com/pathfindersociety/rpg/additional

download that pdf to see what's allowed and what isn't in Organized Play from all the Paizo published materials

Again, no hard feelings out of character here, this is just a button on this character.

Yes, Quasit is a rogue. I'm not trying to be coy and pretend she isn't. But I really think in her mind, she's just a girl who's had to do a lot of rough things to get by and to survive, and in her mind she's no more a thief than she is a murderer, even though she's shown herself to be good at picking locks and stabbing people in the kidneys.

Plus she was already mad, so the thief thing just put her over the edge. :)

And Ibona is jealous of the imagined relationship that Quasit and Sakitu have. :-)

Makes for good RP.

Not only that, but Ibona TRULY doesn't know any different. She thinks Rogue=Thief..... She has some book smarts, not street smarts......

Believe me, I got it, and love it.

And, yah, she is very envious of the relationships and friendships around her.....

Bulvi wrote:

I'm not used to the PFS rules. Is there any kind of a master list for banned/allowed feats etc?

http://paizo.com/pathfindersociety/rpg/additional

download that pdf to see what's allowed and what isn't in Organized Play from all the Paizo published materials

Thanks

I have 2 more people on the wait list, I am asking one of them just waiting to hear back, if I don't hear back tonight I will be asking the other before going back to the board and asking again

This is for replacing Carianna?

yes

A shame my friend had to reconsider. We are often in the others games and rarely playing characters together.

I have a replacement, and I am providing the link to them, I will update the game as soon as I get into work and continue on, I apologize for the delay

Hello all. I'm the replacement GM Fox mentioned. My character was built as first level, so I'll need to update her, but I figure on reading through recent play to see just how I want to go about it and how to fit into events.

Hello and welcome.

There's two magical fox ladies now!

Another Kitsune? Say it ain't so! This will be fun!!!! Welcome to the trip of the damned! You were told that we have had two members die already, right?

To paraphrase Oscar Wilde: To lose one party member may be regarded as misfortune, to lose two begins to look like carelessness. :)

I don't believe I have told her anything about the going ons with the group, other then we had an opening, and you all were at lvl 2, you folks can decide what to tell her and go from there, and there will be an update coming

Selena I have added you to the map and the Init list, the others can see you, though up to you all how you act it out

I assume this is the border of Irrisen? and they just finished fighting one of the dancing huts?

I know nothing of the module aside from players guide and the wiki on Irrisen. As a native, I assume Selena knows the common knowledge of the area, such as that the dancing huts guard the border.

Also, Bulvi, there is a bit of refluffing going on there, potentially. I sent a pm to make sure the gm saw it and didn't miss it. If the gm didn't notice she may ask me to change it. Of course, you likely won't know it in-character for a while.

Assuming the gm saw and is fine with it, the only foxy thing about Selena is her familiar.

I assume this is the border of Irrisen? and they just finished fighting one of the dancing huts?

I know nothing of the module aside from players guide and the wiki on Irrisen. As a native, I assume Selena knows the common knowledge of the area, such as that the dancing huts guard the border.

We are not actually in Irrisen. We are in a forest in Taldor tracking down some evildoers who seem to be responsible for some unseasonal cold that has overcome the area, and who kidnapped a noblewoman for some reason. The hut we just encountered was a normal hut on stilts that had a guardian doll in it, and we've had reports about evil fey who are working for white witches, but our characters really don't know much about such things at this point.

Ah, so much further south than I thought, ok. Doesn't really change her action though.

As a note, Selena isn't hiding, hence being near cover.

She is watching to see how the group responds to her, and how long it takes them to notice her.

I see no new map that Sapphire Fox referenced.

I never said anything about a new map, I said I added her to the map, which she is on the one with the hut on the path kinda off in the trees on the trail leading out

Oh, so we're still in the clearing with the hut? I misunderstood. I thought we'd left there.

You know, if a trap goes off in our faces, and we discover a few seconds later that a winter witch is watching us, it's not going to be pretty.

On the other hand, interrupting would be idea, since it is pretty clear you are in the middle of handling something dangerous. Wouldn't be prudent to pip up and possibly cause a mishap.

Also, how would you know she is a winter witch?

Truth is, I didn't expect you guys to remain oblivious this long anyways.

Oh wow, the map changed without me reloading it. Cool. (and thank god. It takes around 5-15 minutes or so to load.)

It seems the trap was between me and the group. Funny how our understanding of a situation can vastly change over time. :)

Also funny to have you guys walk up towards me and not notice. :)

I've selected my lvl up choices save for spells, though I need to do some research tonight to make sure it is all pfs legal. Pretty sure it is though.

Of course, with both witch and arcanist having my familiar as spellbook, and sharing the same spell list, is there any reason to bother separating the spells known between the classes?

Ok, level up complete.

Also, I have an announcements thread for those times that I actually have time to post that I'll be missing for a while or something along those lines.
It can be found here,
http://paizo.com/threads/rzs2ukd5?TheAlicornSages-Announcements

In her "logical" mind, after being there when one member of the group has died, another left disheartened, this is honestly how Ibona would act. With strong conviction jumping to conclusions.