DM Delmoth's Strange Aeons (Inactive)

Game Master Delmoth

No worries. I'll try to be more clear in my action descriptions. It can help to color the icons, so I can say "Dervak attacks the red doppelganger." Or I could just say "Dervak attacks the spearman" but sometimes there are multiple of the same icon.

Another trick is to post current monster damage taken each time you post the initiative order.

So it would be:

Another thing you could do is to post a summary at the bottom of a combat post, like this:

Mara takes 7 damage.

Good tips. I don't want to post the monster's total damage for the sake of mystery, but I can post in the initiative spoilers who took what, even brief action descriptions.

I'll have reduced access from the 8th through the 16th. Will still try to check in daily but bot me if you need to.
Dervak is pretty straightforward, but will NOT rage when botted unless he is literally the last one conscious (and will refrain from using Orc Ferocity when botted).

Noted!

Don't forget Bless. Mind you, even if Mala flanked with Mara, and included the Bless, he probably still missed(:

Do we roll on HP or take the standard half round up?

Standard HP

Mara can heal Mala with her Healing Hex, so we should save our wand charges.

GM: By RAW, "Once a creature has benefited from the healing hex, it cannot benefit from it again for 24 hours." This would mean that, if someone was healed at 11:00 AM, they couldn't be healed again by the hex until 11:00 AM the next day. A common house-rule that I have seen is to treat it as a daily resource, which recharges immediately when spells are regained in the morning. How do you want to handle it?

This issue also arises with other hexes, where the 24 hour restriction is common.

Just got my copy of the Starfinder core rulebook...holy crap it's awesome so far. They really knocked it out of the park.

Yep. Ive had it for over a month (I do game development). Pretty damn sweet.

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Hey, no idea if any of you guys live in Texas, but if you're there right now, stay safe.

What's happening?

Huge hurricane made landfall last night in Texas and is supposed to hover over most of the state for the next week or so, dumping tons of rain and making huge flood risks. It's not a great situation there.

Ah, haven't watched the news lately.

Mara is waiting in anticipation for the meeting with Winter.

I've sent the GM a PM.
Wish he would let us know what's up.

Yeah, I was really enjoying this campaign. Would really hate if it died like this.

Let's give him another week then try recruiting a replacement GM.

Sounds like a plan.

Agreed.

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Yeah, that's fine with me too.

If ALL goes south and he's just gone for good AND we can't find another GM I'd be willing to run you guys +1 other through the rest.

So how do we go about getting a new GM? Use the recruitment thread here or start a new one? I am not familiar with the process, but if nobody else is either I can try to muddle through.

Give me two weeks and I can take over as GM. Don't have an opportunity to go buy the books until then.

I can give you the book. I actually tried running this adventure path once before but the entire player base just up and vanished on me.

I think a new recruitment thread sometimes gets more attention. I've seen it done both ways.

Here is a recruitment thread where a group (including me) recruited a DM for a new Hell's Rebels game. We had 3 GMs apply, so we were fortunate enough to have a choice.

@Mala: It'd be a shame for you to not get to play Mala through this, but you do know the characters and wouldn't have to get up to speed (plus as a veteran of the other abandoned game with Dervak, I know you are interested in seeing this through). I'd be happy for Mala to pop up now and then as an NPC. Such a stylish gentleman... Or even Rinn could make an appearance to really confuse Dervak.

Whatever you want to do. Whether you want us to try recruiting a GM first, or let you get set up to take over and we'll recruit another player.

Yeah, I'm fine with anything-Mala, don't feel like you're being forced into GMing if you still want to play your character. I don't want you to feel like you HAVE to do it.

I don't mind at all, Mala has been fun to play and will continue to be fun as an NPC.

Anyways, let me read up on the books that Oscar sent me (APPLAUSE FOR OSCAR, SERIOUSLY DUDE, THANKS!) and then I'll set up a recruitment explaining the situation sometime tomorrow.

Always welcome. I sent the prior gm the map for the asylum too.

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Thank you Oscar and Mala!!

This shall be the alias I'll be using.

Thanks, GM Madman!

Recruitment thread is up!

Considering the next little bit is non-combat, I'm going to get the ball rolling before our new player is selected. Lets see how poorly I do eh?

You'll be fine, if your first post is any indication of your ability to create posts that both drive the plot and contain the essence of the characters you're portraying.

And we're off again! You're going to be just fine, Mala :D

Lots of interesting ideas in the recruitment thread. Be curious to see who we get.

I'm surprised at the absence of support characters. I see and have played a number of those in PFS and am playing one in another AP, so I know how valuable they are.

I guess of the occult classes the Medium is the best support character, and the Mesmerist can do some too (both of which our new GM has done in this AP). Dervak is a more selfish build than I normally do, but maybe at 3rd I could dip Arcane Duelist Bard, or Evangelist Cleric, or Constable Cavalier (Order of the Dragon). Given the fugue state these could be forgotten skills coming back. We need party buffs on both offense and defense. Better tactics will help but our raw numbers need improvement.

Archivist bard is really outstanding, and thematically fitting, but doesn't fit Dervak at all, fugue state or no. Arcane Duelist has a neat ability to protect allies from fear by being more intimidating than the magical fear effect. Could be useful and fun to RP.

FWIW, Mara is a very support oriented character, although some of the buffs require a bit of a wait. Her archetype adds Heroism to her spell list, and at 7th lvl she can get a Revelation with gives a once/day Haste. She can also get Prayer through her favored class bonus at 7th, and Blessing of Fervor at 9th. She may also pick up the Fortune / Chant Hex combo. The main challenge Mara will have is the Standard Actions to use all her buffs!

Mediums are amazing in a party that has a focus. My medium was a champion focus because we had two melee party members other than her, esentialy giving a flat +2 damage right off the bat to both of them would have been pretty strong.

I am also support and ranged damage.

Good to know. I haven't played alongside any shamans or occultists so am less familiar with them.
Oscar, do you still need to level up?

Yes I do. I have bad memory... :(

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Hey, sorry I haven't posted in a day or so. School's back in session, which means basically whenever I'm awake, I'm working. At least my insomnia is more or less hone these days...but I'm hopefully gonna he able to post regularly again soon.

Also just for the record, with the exception of maybe power attack, this is about as combat-oriented as Julius is going to get. Once I get infusions (granted, this won't be for a few levels, it's basically required for investigators as soon as possible) I'll be handing those out to you guys.

Your good Julius, I understand the difficulty of school and work at the same time.

I'm leveled up now (gotta adjust the statbar, but not a big deal). I do need some help with one part though: I get my third implement at this level. I built my evocation implement, which is a single, worn out spiked gauntlet that had some historical significance.

I just need some 'plot device' so that I can find it since it wasn't in my inventory to start.

Worn spiked gauntlet, got it. If you're not set on that though, I have some stuff coming up that I added myself that would be perfect for an implement.

I'm not set in concrete. I just decided on a gauntlet because I need both hands to use my bow.