Ninja 7 Monk 2
Alright you may have noticed that lately I have a lot more time to check on pathfinder and I am watching over each of my games almost 24 hours a day. Things have calmed down considerably for me and I find myself bored of most of my games so I have nothing better to do lol.
With that in mind there is something I have had on the back-burner for a long time. A game I want to start. I'm going to post this in each of my games before I make an open recruitment giving my current players a chance to join in first.
Here is the pitch so to speak.
The whispering way has been growing in power lately. Several raids have happened and the three lesser seals to the Whispering Tyrants prison are broken. The great seal still remains however but the leaders of Lastwall, Taldor and the dwarves of Kraggodan believe (rightly so) that the whispering way is going to try and destroy it to release Tar-Baphon upon the world once more.
A team is being assemble to go to Gallowspire and to ensure that the Great Seal is not broken.
The task will not be easy. To get to Gallowspire one must traverse the Desolation lands. The location were the Tyrant killed Arazni and the site of a massive battle between the undead armies of the whispering tyrant and the shining crusade.
The desolation lands is a vast area seethe in necromantic energies were undead roam.
Not only that but wounds do not heal naturally here, and healing spells are only half as effective. Food doesn't perish, and bodies do not decompose, Dimensional travel is impossible, summons spells cannot be used. If you consecrate an area natural healing works in that area and healing spell work normally. Negative energy spells are twice as effective and necromancy spells are cast at +2 caster level.
One you have crossed the Desolation lands you will reach the city of Adorak which you must cross to reach Gallowspire.
The city's undead nobility were hunted down and destroyed, and the Great Seal was put in place to ensure Tar-Baphon's imprisonment within Gallowspire. Despite these efforts, the city was unlivable by this point and was swiftly abandoned by all living creatures. Even so, the ruins remain home to horrific undead creatures, although they tend to avoid the haunted presence of Gallowspire, almost as though they fear to go there.
What resides in Gallowspire now nobody knows as none living has reached that place in nearly 600 years.
Not gonna lie I made this campaign to be a merciless meat grinder if you want to test you mettle it starts at level 10 (do you want mythic? I originally didn't plan on it but could easily incorporate it) 28 point buy and 62 000 starting gold (cannot spend more that 50% on one item)
I don't think sphinxes have DR??
And DR 10/?? is rather nasty....
Sivit CR 10
Female darksphinx (Book of Fiends 156)
LE Large outsider (evil, extraplanar)
DEFENSE
AC 26, touch 14, flat-footed 23
(+2 deflection, +3 Dex, +12 natural, –1 size)
hp 76 (9d8+36)
Fort +10, Ref +9, Will +10
DR 10/good; Immune poison; Resist acid 10, cold 10,
electricity 10, fire 10; SR 22
Fraid so. I didn't change anything there.
Oh...
I need sacred Sneak Attack to start getting good on sneak attacks....
Drakus is right that if you kill the fox lady Sivit stops attacking but the downside is now you are fighting two cr 10 instead of one.
Bad guys are up I think?
I'm taking a short break will post here and there but posting will resume fully in the next couple days most likely this friday
Take your time, DM. We will pick up whenever you are good. I figure posting will be sporadic over the holiday season.
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Yeah, same here. Holidays are always a pretty lazyyyyy time in my house so I can appreciate that.
Have a very Merry Christmas and a happy New Year!
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year everyone.
I don't like the idea of skipping, but fighting them both does feel like it's going nowhere. I'd prefer some situation where the fox realizes it's silly and stops to watch from elsewhere, or something else maybe?
Were we making any progress on the Ability Damage front?
Dunno. What do others think?
edit: started looking through things and just realized Crain has an Oil of Bless Weapon in his gear. Between that and flanking bonuses, he should be able to hit on what, an 8 and a 13 for his two attacks, and they'd bypass DR? That seems more doable.
With Crain frozen and me unable to do significant damage, I think we're working towards a TPK. I'm already down to 1/3 hp despite my very good AC.
TBF, he's not frozen, he's just stunned for one round.
I'm game for whatever. Hitting her is going to be a heckuva problem, looks like.
Well we can keep on trying, who know the fox lady might just throw us in a dungeon and we escape and get revenge.
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It occurs to me that if this REALLY doesn't work out, we could always full withdraw back to the healing room and try to hold down there.
It occurs to me that if this REALLY doesn't work out, we could always full withdraw back to the healing room and try to hold down there.
Actually, I've been thinking that same thing the last day or two. I think we have to cut and run and withdraw if at all possible. We can't hit her and can't damage her if we do right now. If we can hold up, I can prepare my weapon to actually lose a threat to her.
*Nods in agreement*
GM, you want us to do a tactical withdrawal in combat rounds/mechanics, or just say we're doing it?
lets just say you do it.
OK, great.
Regarding going back: I've actually got an open spell slot in which I could prepare a Communal Align Weapon, if we want to head right back in after being healed up (and 15 minutes for me to pray for the spell), or we could take the time and figure out a more complex plan (I've got open 4th and 5th level slots as well).
Thoughts on planning?
GM, one other question: the Sphinx was taking orders from the Fox lady. Did this seem to be a general hierarchical relationship, or was the Sphinx perhaps under a Compulsion effect?
I can actually apply my oil of Bless Weapon as well, if we can get away and get healed.
You got the impression the sphinx was not willingly following her orders.
OK, assuming I've got time to prep that stuff, I should be much more prepared for whatever else we run into down here. I'll admit my spell loadout wasn't super well-suited for that encounter, and I had a number of open slots. I'd originally built this loadout to be more of a melee/utility character and less of a buff cleric. I don't mind switching the role a bit, just wanted to give a heads up that things should be a little easier from now on.
Casting at effective CL 10, so I've got 10 minutes to spread around. Feel free to claim 2-3 minutes and spread it around any of your weapons as you like. I can't imagine we'll run past 20 rounds in this fight so it's probably mooot, but I guess you never know...
Anyway, I'm gonna take 2 for my hammer, leaving 8 min left.
Mai will take 2 minutes for her katana.
I'd better grab three just in case for the ole falchion.
OK, well that leaves 3 minutes for Drakus to spread over whichever of his weapons that he wants.
Probably ready to go now, I think.
I'll take three minutes over my Bardiche.
Ready.
bump :)
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Now I wish I had those align weapon minutes on my bow...
If Donagar were to toss Drakus his Ring of Water Breathing, would that be enough to convince him to try jumping?
You may need that thing yourself mister plate mail.
Still, your suggestion regarding the Blessing of Fervor is well taken. Another round like that and I'm gonna just throw down the shield and jump.
is that CMB from the crab thing right?
Cause if so I'll not be able to escape unless I roll a Nat 20.
says cmb 15 (+9 when grappling)
says cmb 15 (+9 when grappling)
Guessing the CMD it has is above 30 with +9 for grappling
Otherwise I think you swapped the CMB and the CMD.
Cmd is listed as 27
Cmd is listed as 27
Well, looks like I'm right I'd need a Nat 20 or 19 on the die to get out.
escape artist?
escape artist?
No ranks in it.
What?! what kind of ninja are you not having ranks in escape artist! (jk)
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My girlfriend's mother passed away yesterday morning from a heart attack after a battle with cancer that lasted seven months I will be too busy to post for a few days I think.
Condolances man, we'll be here whenever you return.
You and your girlfriend have my condolences.
Same here. That's awful.
Same same. Take your time; that's really rough.