Impressive, you've managed to GM Caladan for much longer than I would have. Maybe post again in the Dutch forums, or do you want to pick someone from the Paizo forums? Maurice also said he was interested, but he wouldn't post all that often, once a day at most. But that's still better than the current situation, I guess.
my Way of the Wicked campaign just kind of fizzled in the middle of book 2 =/
i was running a GM pc, and ended up running two or three other characters in an 8 person party... at some point it does start to feel like chess with yourself though
this may make it... difficult, to introduce new players who don't want to assume control over one of the two npcs. but there are ways to transfer this. so its not inescapable.
you've just received the Mantle of the Black Rider.
in PFS what this means is:
(Assuming the Mantle): You have accepted the Mantle of the Black Rider, which grants you considerable power in your quest to find Baba Yaga so long as you continue your quest. Choose one ability score. Once per day as a swift action you may gain a +1 bonus to that ability score for 1 minute. For every additional Mantle of the Black Rider boon that you have for this character, the bonus increases by +1. You may not benefit from more than one Mantle of the Black Rider boon at a time.
you've also just found
Aura faint enchantment; CL 3rd
Slot none; Price 3,925 gp; Weight 8 lbs.DESCRIPTION
This +1 boar spear (Pathfinder RPG Ultimate Equipment 24) is designed to catch and hold humanoid prey, and it automatically resizes to fit the size of its wielder when grasped. Once per day on a successful critical hit, the wielder of a spear of manhunting can cast hold person (Will DC 13 negates). The hold person effect immediately ends if the spear is dropped or withdrawn, such as by making additional attacks with the weapon.CONSTRUCTION
Requirements Craft Magical Arms and Armor, hold person, shrink item
outside of PFS, your charcters in this campaign get a slightly better benefit from the Mantle.
Each of you gains a permanent ability score increase of +2 to one score of your choice. You're marked as favored servants of baba yaga. You do feel somewhat compelled to do as the rider has instructed though.
( anyone who wants PFS credit for this portion of the adventure so far, let me know standard chronicle stuff: name, player, pfs #, chronicle #, starting gp / exp etc. and i'll produce a chronicle sheet for you and report the event )
Teb keeps a lockbox in his cave, the key can be found on his body, the box is open though as he accessed it before combat
4x potion of feather step in an iron coffer
4x blue quartz "ice diamonds" from irrisen (~100gp each)
a silver diadem (300gp)
a near flawless diamond (~500gp)
a jeweled necklace (~400gp)
a painting of Whitethrone
3x sapphire rings (~75gp each)
a decorative filigree longsword scabbard (~125gp)
a small scrimshaw sculpture of dancing sprites surrounding a piping satyr
2,457gp
3,313 sp
1,760 cp
spear of manhunting
belt pouch
key to lockbox
small mirror
48gp
sincerest apologies to Arwyn for that color spray. thankfully you're growing out of the danger zone from that spell now.
:O That's a sweet boon right there. Will that boon transfer to new characters if the old ones die/are replaced, or are they just out of luck?
Also, to my party members: I'm not sure what to do with Giacomo. I like him as he is right now, but I didn't really have plan for him. That +2 to a stat boost can go in multiple directions: DEX for better archery (if that's necessary), CON because I'm rocking a 12 right now and I feel kinda frail, WIS because I'm at 14 and I'll need to upgrade eventually (though that's more of a long-term plan), or CHA for more channels. Or hell, even upgrade my STR to 12 for slightly better melee skills.
Related to that, should I invest in Point-Blank Shot (and eventually Precise Shot at 5)? My arrows aren't fantastic, me being small and all, and if that stupid wind is everywhere I'm not sure if archery's a viable tactic (meaning I'll take a -4 on all ranged attack rolls). On the other hand, I don't have a real plan for him, so I don't really know where to take him otherwise. Maybe take some Channel feats or something.
:O That's a sweet boon right there. Will that boon transfer to new characters if the old ones die/are replaced, or are they just out of luck?
Also, to my party members: I'm not sure what to do with Giacomo. I like him as he is right now, but I didn't really have plan for him. That +2 to a stat boost can go in multiple directions: DEX for better archery (if that's necessary), CON because I'm rocking a 12 right now and I feel kinda frail, WIS because I'm at 14 and I'll need to upgrade eventually (though that's more of a long-term plan), or CHA for more channels. Or hell, even upgrade my STR to 12 for slightly better melee skills.
Related to that, should I invest in Point-Blank Shot (and eventually Precise Shot at 5)? My arrows aren't fantastic, me being small and all, and if that stupid wind is everywhere I'm not sure if archery's a viable tactic (meaning I'll take a -4 on all ranged attack rolls). On the other hand, I don't have a real plan for him, so I don't really know where to take him otherwise. Maybe take some Channel feats or something.
I'd say either WIS or DEX, archery is very viable but needs a lot of feats as well. Since you lack strength Deadly Aim almost seems obligatory in that case. WIS is a safe bet since bonus spells is always good.
For me I'll take the +2 on INT... more skills/higher modifier ftw!
Also, anyone that wants to use the boar spear? If not, i'd like to use it. Someone else can use the cloak I'm using now if that feels more fair.
Also, I found out I have one implement school less than I should have... didn't read the archetype well. Byebye, illusion & vanish..
Also by going back to town we can get our new recruits.
Add Ranger (Skirmisher) Level 3
+6hp (class) +1hp (favored class bonus) +1hp (con)
Add Favored Terrain (Cold)
Add Bonus Feat: Endurance
BAB +1
Will saves +1
Bonus Feat: Precise Shot
Skills enhanced:
Acrobatics, Climb, Craft-Bows, Escape Artist, Know-Geography, Know-Nature, Perception, Survival
will maurice be joining us? or shall i post if someone would like to take over ten-penny or caladan on the recruitment thread? prefer to give him "dibbs".
can he chime in on the discussion w/ character thoughts? was he the one that was thinking something arcane castery? or was that someone else or a figment of my imagination?
i'm thinking strength or con for caladan...
power attack, and precise strike teamwork feat.
focus on melee with him.
ten-penny [ share: 100gp - 37.5gp = 62.5gp ]: 1 scroll of endure elements (12.5gp), 1 oil of magic weapon (25gp).arwyn: [ share 1590gp - 365.5gp = 1,224.5gp ]: mwk chain shirt (125gp), old man dansby's mwk handaxe (153gp), old man dansby's comp longbow (+1 str pull) (100gp),
gondork: [ share 1590gp ]: ( wearing cloak of yeti - on loan from Lady Argentea )
caladan: [ share 1590gp]: - ordered mwk shield and mwk str pull longbow
giacomo: [ share 1590gp]: - no spending / nothing claimed.
ten-penny has some money, would like to buy the mwk short sword (155gp), mwk studded leather (87.5gp) , and a potion of feather step (25gp), and the unclaimed mwk dagger (151gp) [ spent: 513.5gp ]caladan - mwk shield is ready, mwk bow isn't. he claimed a shortbow, and adding the cold iron morningstar and sickle to his sheet that weren't accounted for before. [ spent: 185gp ]
arwyn - collecting bows? dryden's shortbow can be kept for 287.5gp =D
3 potions of feather step up for grab at 25gp each, 2x +1 animal bane arrows, and a spear of manhunting that can be yours for 1,962.5gp
snowshoes seem to be a good idea too ( 5gp )
and last chance on the 2 oils of magic weapon, scroll of magic weapon, scroll of unseen servant, spyglass etc from the first loot haul, before you finalize their sale and leave town possibly for good. ( if those items were already claimed before, just remind me )
Oh, that reminds me I still haven't updated my gold total from last level up (post-Rohkar). I'm still at my starting gold. >_>
With that gold and the +2 stat levelup I can maybe buy a composite longbow +1, for a 1d6+1 damage. >_>
Also, to my teammates: maybe it's good to buy a Wand of CLW if that's possible, so I don't spend all my spells on keeping you upright and we can adventure for longer than two fights per day. Just a suggestion, but I'm getting tired of having to convert my spells to cures instead of being actually useful.
there is a curled black horn wand of cure light wounds with 8 charges
part of the gifts from fawfwyn the white stag
back in town, Isker has been hard at work,
you can pick up a small composite longbow
he's also got enough cold iron arrows for 1 quiver each - ten-penny, arwyn, giacomo, and caladan.
caladan's mwk heavy steel shield is ready for pickup, but he wasn't able to make a mwk strength pull bow in the time he had.
in town the useful items they have for sale are:
- scroll of aid (150gp)
- wand of magic weapon (24c.) (360gp)
- scroll of sleep (25gp)
- wand of scorching ray (42c.) (3,780gp)
- arrow magnet (600gp)
- ring of force shield
tacey had 936gp left. she converts that into 4 ice diamonds, the jeweled necklace, and 2 sapphire rings, as they're a lot lighter than hundreds of gold.
chose a +2 dex boost.
caladan has 2423gp after buying the wand and scroll.
he converts some of it to gems, taking thora's sapphire eye (600gp) and the gold ingot (500gp), and 25pp, leaving to carry and 1,073gp.
chose a +2 con boost.
"Giacomo. as you're tiny, maybe you'd rather carry the gem and ingot ? your kind are weaker. "
Are you proficient with bows Giacomo?
erastil's favored weapon is the longbow
his priests are proficient.
Gondork, what do you think I've been shooting with all this time?
I think I'll pass on the composite longbow, it just won't be of use to me. Unless it's masterwork. >_>
Sweet. :3
you manage to buy it from a shockingly blue haired gnome woodworker. Hes heldrens carpenter, and from the look of the fantastical gingerbread design, hes also the bowyer that forged dryden kepps mwk shortbow. The small longbow and the shortbow even look like near twins. Same size and similar designs, just the grips balanced and woven to rest comfortably in hand.
(Standard price)
Arwyn is very interested in the availability of a composite longbow (+2 ST), masterwork if possible.
Do we know how much each of us has to spend after converting all the gems/jewelry? And I also second the purchase of a Wand of Cure Light.
no wand available unless you go to a larger town. heldren is a small town of 170 people with a purchase limit of 500gp except for the noted items. they're currently freaking out about the encroaching weather and haven't anyone capable of crafting wands, their blacksmith has been busy making weapons and arms for you guys. the small bow is the town's best woodworker's private bow =/ he's also +0 str so its easier to manage.
a mwk +2 str comp longbow would be 600gp. and a wand is 750gp base, not stuff a town this size can get a hold of quickly, and waiting around isn't an option, going a week astray may kill you.
technically the purchase limit in town is 2,500gp. the town can't buy any single items worth more than that. The yeti cloak was purchased by Lady Argentea, skirting that restriction. In the four days or so since she was rescued, she's had four platinum ingots transported in to pay for it (500gp value each). That also means they can't purchase the spear of manhunting in town though either, so someone gets to keep using the size changing boar spear, whether you want to or not.
if we look at the total of what can be sold, and what has been paid for
your share of what you just brought back is 1,107gp, 7gp, 8cp instead of the roughly 1,500gp the T-rex quoted you before.
If you haven't spent anything since the start, your share should be 2,701.58gp, roughly half of which is coins & goods listed below.
that's meant to be 687.3gp.
any other financial questions?
When do we get more? :P
when you go through the portal =D
i'll wear the cloak, you can take the spear?
Sorry honey, only PC's need apply
*Giacomo swan-dives through the portal.*
OK, I'll refill my quivers, keep Dryden Kepps shortbow, sell Dansby's longbow and the two magic arrows, sell the Artisans' tools, buy a six pack of moms old fashioned alchemist's fire (120gp), buy Masterwork Artisan's tools (55gp) and call it good.
*Kiss and hug mom, vaults through the portal*
i'll take dansby's longbow and the arrows, they may come in handy.
does your mom have some more alchemist's fire? i'll buy 5. do they have snowshoes available here? some that will fit cloven feet by chance? hmmh? probably not...
I think the GM said mom had made a bunch of the alchemist's fire at the start of the game when she heard trolls were about.
Don't think snowshoes are available here at this time.
(I was joking about going through the portal already. Still need to level and buy gear and stuff - it's been a busy week so far and couldn't find the enthusiasm to do bookkeeping. >_>)
And we need an extra player imo.
yah, working on filling ten-penny's seat with a meat puppet.
caladan said things are normalizing for him a bit and he might come back later this week. so probably keeping his character alive or an npc for a bit.
if maurice is going to join, can probably swap out his character for ten-penny.
I think I'm saving my moneys a little until I can find someone to upgrade my armor to +1. For now I will stick to the cloak until we have someone else willing to stand in front :P
cool k. does anyone want to hold the spear? its two handed, most of you are axe + shield, morningstar + shield, finesse, or bow wielders =/
I do. Mainly because of this ability:
Legacy Weapon (Su): As a standard action, you can expend 1 point of mental focus and touch a weapon to grant it an enhancement bonus. The bonus is equal to 1 + 1 for every 6 occultist levels you possess (to a maximum of +4 at 18th level). Enhancement bonuses gained by this ability stack with those of the weapon, to a maximum of +5. You can also imbue the weapon with any one weapon special ability with an equivalent enhancement bonus less than or equal to your maximum bonus by reducing the granted enhancement bonus by the appropriate amount. The item must have an enhancement bonus of at least +1 (from the item itself or from legacy weapon) to gain a weapon special ability. In either case, these bonuses last for 1 minute.
Instant bane ftw!
lol. betch. it doesn't limit what the special abilites can be chosen from?