DM oKOyA's Mummy's Mask: The Half-Dead City

Game Master Lord oKOyA

Would it help for you to think of yourselves as a group of Indiana Joneses? :)

You are on an official state and (somewhat reluctantly) church sponsored delve of exploration, reclaimation, and recovery of both history and artifacts. You aren't just simple grave robbers. Besides, lots of heroes start off as simple grave robbers.. :-)

Not all of your assignments will be of tombs. And yes the AP moves on from here into more "heroic" stuff. Keep the faith! ;)

Would it help for you to think of yourselves as a group of Indiana Joneses? :)

"Iron snakes...why did it have to be iron snakes?"

I understand where Joana's coming from, and have some similar raised eyebrows about the desecration aspect.

Besides if we were using the Indiana Jones analogy... we should be pulling out because we've recovered the object that should Be in a museum in the funerary mask. Indy was never about taking everything that was nailed down, more about targeted recovery of specific items :P

We are just being thorough folks. If we are risking our lives and have the blessing of the church I guess I don't see an issue. They can't take the items with them to see Pharasma. Pharasma thinks it is quite stupid to be buried along with your valuables...or at least that is what Kheled tells you.

The three rules laid out by the High Priestess address the issue of desecration. In that there is to be none. You are to learn the history of the location, and recover any items of interest or value.

The Ruby Prince has ordered the recovery and exploration as a boon to his country. The Necropolis is more than just tombs. You are helping to recover this lost and dangerous part of the city.

They have no idea what is in these tombs and buildings, hence why they have "hired" professionals to clear them out.

Not unlike a salvage mission really. And what your characters signed up for.

You are, of course, free to leave behind whatever you wish. :)

(Neither of the next two locations will be tombs.)

Overuse of constructs in an ancient place. I've had to be careful not to do the same in Sargava.

Yeah, this would make a lot more sense if it were the tomb of a famous gnome inventor or worshipper of Brigh or something rather than just an adventure writer being 'clever.' Why does an ancient Osirian general have so many wind-up toys?

Good thing that undead-hunting zealot died. He'd be right disappointed with this place.

I hear you. I am running this first delve completely by the AP as I want to familiarize myself with the characters and their capabilities/dynamic before I start tinkering with things. (No adjustment even for 6 characters.)

Oh, and the number of constructs will diminish in the near future and the number of undead will increase. ;)

About the flanking vs tiny creatures inside the square of a PC, I'm leaning towards saying that they are not flanked. RAW, they don't meet the criteria for flanking unless the PC they are sharing a square with moves out of the square and into flanking position. It also makes sense that while they are sharing a square with someone, there is a lot of jostling about in the square which prevents flanking.

So they can still be flanked as normally, they are not autoflanked if an ally moves adjacent to the PC they are attacking.

I'd also say that they can still be flanked if two PCs are on either side of square they are sharing with a third PC. Makes sense?

Looks reasonable to me. Unless someone has other ideas this is how we will play it.

Hello all.

Unfortunately I have to withdraw from this game. I have already told our DM via PM (heh...). The message is the following.

Good day.

Unfortunately I have decided to withdraw from the game. The reason is that I am reaching the final part of my medical internship and the exams are in a couple of months or three. That means that I have to study quite a bit, a fact which leaves me with much less time and energy than I had anticipated. Thus, I have to cut down on the number of games I am in. I really am sorry, but for the time being at least the dreariness of my studying takes precedence. :-(

I have enjoyed playing with all of you and I will continue to enjoy playing with some of you in other games, yet I have to cut down on the number of my PbPs.

With Aerathiel leaving, does the party wish to recruit a replacement?

In-laws staying over for the weekend. No time at the computer. Will post Monday.

With Aerathiel leaving, does the party wish to recruit a replacement?

I'm a bit on the fence on this one. On one hand, five is a good party size, and reduces the need to modify the existing adventure. On the other hand, we'll most like feel the absence of full arcane caster.

What do the rest of you think?

I'm reasonably happy trucking on with five.

In the long run, it's been my experience that most Paizo APs absolutely expect the party to include a full-arcane-caster by the mid to late books. On the other hand, we're realistically unlikely to make it that far.

In the short term, Aerathiel is the only party member other than Pherenike to have a reliable way to bypass DR/-.

I will be writing Aerathiel out in a manner that will facilitate his return should Castor wish to rejoin at some future date.

Concerns regarding the lack of arcane casters are valid, for both reasons Joana mentions.

(And what is this about not making it to the mid to late books!? Boo! :P ) lol

I am happy to go as the party decides, but keep in mind we are down to 4 active players at this point until AK returns from hiatus.

We have a little time to decide...

I'm...half-tempted to volunteer should you decide you do want a full arcane caster. >_>

Maybe a diviner?

I was quite confident you would be the first to show interest in the possible opening. :)

It is up to the group.

Although an Archaeologist bard would fit about perfectly for the theme of the AP, that's not what you're really looking for...and I'd probably want to play a clone of the archaeologist bard in AK's Slumbering Tsar even if it were.

Plus, we already have a bard ... in theory.

True, I'd forgotten about AK's character being a bard...in theory.

Full arcane would be better.

I am good with adding another player as long as AK is.

It isn't so much add as substitute. :) We started with 6 and we would still be 6 if Ansha joined.

F. Castor is welcome back any time, but at this point I am going to assume he won't be playing in the foreseeable future. When, and if, he wishes to rejoin, we will figure something out then.

With that in mind, any replacement shouldn't be too similar to Aerathiel just in case.

I'm ok with letting Ansha jump in and substitute while F. Castor is out. Full arcane is what we need - we have all other roles covered.

Just to be clear, F Castor has not indicated that he will be returning. I am just extending the courtesy and keeping the option open.

If Ansha joins she will be a full and permanent member of the group.

Having internet issues so might be unavailable this weekend; hopefully it won't stretch on any longer than that.

I'll get values for those items that don't already have them when you go to sell them.

Have we come to a decision about Ansha?

Looks like Ansha is welcome, as long as she plays a full Arcane caster.

Any special considerations for leveling? How are hp handled?

Pathfinder Society style HP (ie d6=4, d8=5, d10=6, d12=7)

No special considerations I can think of off the top of my head.

HP: 5+2+1
Spells:
Stabilize
Detect Undead

Skills (6):
Diplomacy +1
Heal +1
Knowledge Religion +1
Perception +1
Sense Motive +1
Spellcraft +1

+1bab
+1Will save

Working on the alias for a musetouched aasimar diviner.

Hey, what happened to your assurance that she wouldn't be blonde, Miss Clairol Liquid Gold? ;P

I was hoping you didn't see that before I deleted it. ;P

I tried to give her a different hair color, really!

I changed her hair color to copper--just for you, Joana. ;P

I appreciate your branching out. ;)

Oh, I suppose I'm just a non-entity here, huh?

Have to give you props there: She's not even an elf. ;)

I agonized over that one, believe me.

Can everyone have their characters leveled up asap please?

I expect the rest of the day to go... report back to temple to debrief and (possibly) receive new assignment, head out to sell loot and do treasure division, and then back to the Tooth & Hookah for some rest and recuperation.

There will be some RPing opportunities before we start your second assignment.

Anything else anyone wants to do/suggest?

2nd Level Warden is snoresville - no character choices to be made apart from incrementing all skills by 1.

Debrief
Sell out of loot - divide treasure (once we have values for everything I can calculate shares)
Shopping

Possibly shopping, depending on the size of the loot shares.

Myron will be leveled up by this afternoon.

Ok. I am off to sleep. Will have all treasure values tomorrow.

Cheers!

Pherenike would strenuously object to anyone other than the Professor speaking to Sebu on the group's behalf.

Headed off for a family weekend and leaving my phone and other web-capable devices at home. Didn't get a chance to level Myron, so that will have to wait until sunday.

Pherenike would strenuously object to anyone other than the Professor speaking to Sebu on the group's behalf.

IC this makes perfect sense. OOC? Is Alex available to post?

Have a good time Jacob. :)