EM - [PFS] Baby It's Cold Outside (Inactive)

Game Master Evil Minion

"I agree that,avoiding the authorities is a good idea. This,brewery,sounds fine."

Sense Motive (DC 10): 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (5) + 8 = 13

Nella glances around and then whispers to the group. "If we head into the Barracks it'll just be more of the same - and probably from people specialized in asking questions and ferreting out lies. We do not want to be there; it was hard enough talking our way past the gate."

"I think we need to try and find the brewery, like Masym suggests. It'll be safest and they're less likely to look for us there when and if they figure out that we never made it to the Barracks." Then she pauses. "But...I don't think any of us know the city or have a map, do we? Did Runa's journal mention more about how to get to the Merchant Quarter?"

Phoebee's information from earlier would lead you to assume the Merchant Quarter is in the central section of the city (its kind of southwestish of your current location)

If you want to try to locate the Brewery and skip the bureaucracy (probably advisable), that's fine (though you'll need to avoid the authorities with no papers).

I would like:
A Knowledge (local) roll from Phoebee and Masym.
A perception roll from everyone.
And two stealth roll from everyone.

Knowledge Local: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (10) + 6 = 16
Perception: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (10) + 6 = 16
Stealth #1: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (2) + 8 = 10
Stealth #2: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (17) + 8 = 25

Perception: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (15) + 7 = 22

Stealth 1: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (16) + 3 = 19
Stealth 2: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5

Perception: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (2) + 6 = 8
Stealth 1: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2
Stealth 2: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 1 = 9

Some nice low rolls.

At Phoebee's comment on Nella's hips Malusha grows offended and angry. His face turns red and he's about to say something when Nella interrupts with her comments on the barracks.

He blanches when Nella hints at the interrogations that might happen in the barracks. "Uh. Yeah! Let's not go there, now that I think about it. The brewery sounds just fine."

He continues to glower at Phoebee.

Know Local 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (2) + 7 = 9
Percpetion 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (16) + 8 = 24
Sneaky 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5
1d20 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5

perc: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (17) + 9 = 26 +2 more in dim light if that applies

stealth: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 4 = 9
stealth: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (18) + 4 = 22

We aren't very sneaky, lol

some of you are worse then others =)

She is probably too busy trying to flirt with and check out Masym to care, lol

That would explain the low Stealth roll Masym had he he.

I don't need to wait for Nella's rolls... enough of you rolled poorly =)

After a quick conversation, you decide to avoid the risk of a possible search, and more thorough questioning, in the Iron Barracks... especially Nella, carrying an instant death sentence concealed in her pack. Instead, you take advantage of the guard's laxness, and head out into the unfamiliar city... without any paperwork legitimizing your presence and not entirely certain how to get to where you're trying to go.

Despite night falling, the city seems to have a surprising amount of activity. Unfortunately, much of it is not human and none of it is friendly. You do your best to avoid any interactions, but it is difficult in the unfamiliar terrain, and sometimes you're sure your footsteps are ringing out, in the icy evening air, like sword blows.

At one point, after a quick warning from Jones, you duck into an alley just as a huge form lumbers around a nearby corner. It has to be at least fifteen feet tall! A massive humanoid with frost-white skin moves past dwarfing the entire street. You've never seen a giant before, certainly not this close. It pauses briefly, its eyes staring balefully down the alley you're hidden in, before moving on.

There is an audible exhalation of breath as it wanders off.

You try to be even more careful from there on... but unfamiliar shadows lurk around every corner. At one point, you're almost certain you're being followed... more aptly: stalked. Though try as you might, no one can spot whoever... or whatever... it is. Not longer thereafter, you hear screams of terror and vicious snarling down a side street, but wisely move on as the screams snuff out as quickly as they started.

Eventually, Masym is able to make out a few street names that coincide with some of the directions in Runa's journal, and you think you've reached Market Square. You now have enough local references to find the Brewery (its the star thing on the city map)

Unfortunately, this is where your luck runs out. You hear the sound of metal-shod feet hurrying up behind you, and before you can duck out of sight, three guardsman appear around a nearby corner.

"There, they are!"
"Drop your weapons!"

All three are wearing the spiked metal armor of the Iron guard. One of them fires a crossbow at Jones, not even waiting for you to comply to the shouted order. Only Jones' armor protects him from getting skewered, as the bolt glances off his breastplate. The guard then tosses the crossbow aside and moves forward, drawing her sword.

They apparently intend to ask questions later.

--- Round 1 -----------------
Corporal (yellow)
Malusha, Masym, Jones, Wei Tchak, Nella, Phoebee <--- we are here!
Sergeant, Corporal (blue)

Party is up!

The bard begins to inspire confidence in her party members as she beings to sing
(Hit the road Jack and don't you come back no more, no more, no more, no more.)(Hit the road Jack and don't you come back no more.) to the Sgt.

Tchak draws his blade, and, as a swift action, spends a point from its arcane pool to grant it +1 to damage, then casts shield on himself...

Great...we gotta take care of these guards quickly before they call for reinforcements...

Masym advances towards the guards drawing his sword, while fixing his attention upon the guard who begun the attack.

Round 1:
Move to position on map. Draw longsword as part of move.
Move action: Use Studied Target on Yellow Corporal.
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STATUS: Studied Target => Yellow Corporal.

Jones draws his bow and takes a shot at yellow.

Comp Longbow: 1d20 + 9 + 1 ⇒ (11) + 9 + 1 = 21
Damage: 1d8 + 5 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 5 + 1 = 13

Deadly Aim, Point Blank Shot, Inspire Courage

"Oh no!" Malusha flips his crossbow from his back and quickly loads in a bolt. Reluctantly he nods at Phoebee, "Thanks for the inspiration, we're going to need it." He turns to Nella, "Can
you bless us or something?"

And we were so close!

With a flick of her wrist Nella feels her wand of blessings drop into her hand. She raises it high and waves it in an arc to encompass the party.

"Quick, we have to take them down before we draw more attention," she hisses as she moves to get out of the line of arrow and bolt fire.

Nella uses her wand of Bless (41 charges left) and then hustles toward the alley just north of Masym.

Phoebee starts up an inspiring song, and her voice rings out through the night like a clarion call.

While Wei Tchak casts a protective spell on himself, Masym moves forward to cut off the advancing guards and Jones returns fire at the woman who tried to shoot at him. His shot proves far more accurate, and she staggers from the wound.

Malusha readies his crossbow to return fire as well, while Nella uses her wand once more, blessing her companions' aim.

The guards quickly move in.

"Looks like the vermin intends to fight!" A second guard says, also a woman. She lets out a cry of battle as she charges across the intervening space, closing with Jones and taking a mighty swing like she's chopping wood. (5 damage to Jones)

The first woman approaches a little more cautiously, blood streaming down her side, her shield moving into place as she goes, and stabs viciously at Masym. (9 damage to Masym)

Ha, my power attack did less damage then my regular attack =)

The last guard, apparently the man in charge, approaches at a more leisurely pace, relishing the sight of battle.

"Would seem we get to show this lot what happens to scurf who are not supposed to be here." He says, his voice full of menace, as he performs a small display with his weapon, the sword cutting through the air in wide arcs. "Don't worry, we always appreciate it when they resist."

Intimidate! Masym is shaken for 1 round

--- Round 2 -----------------
Corporal (yellow) (-13)
Malusha, Masym (-9, shaken), Jones (-5), Wei Tchak, Nella, Phoebee <--- we are here!
Sergeant, Corporal (blue)

Group Buffs: Inspire Courage (+1 to hit and damage), Bless (+1 to hit)

Party is up!

See how much easier this is when everyone goes together =)

Masym grunts in pain as the blade cuts into his side and retorts, "Glad to oblige!" He then returns the stroke with his own blade, but the blade is off balance and fails to connect.

Round 2:
Attack the Yellow Corporal.
Longsword, Bless, Inspire, Target, Shaken: 1d20 + 4 + 1 + 1 - 2 ⇒ (6) + 4 + 1 + 1 - 2 = 10
damage: 1d8 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 2 + 1 = 5

On the plus side, at least it wasn't being shaken that caused you to miss =)

Wei Tchak mutters to Phoebee as he moves forward, "Watch the box please" then he steps up to Jones' side and strikes at the guard there (blue).

to hit: 1d20 + 7 + 1 ⇒ (15) + 7 + 1 = 23
dmg if hits: 1d8 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 4 + 1 = 12

Nella squeaks and takes a step back as one of the guard comes charging up to Masym, her hand reaching for a new wand that she'd managed to purchase before they'd left Trollheim. "H-here! This will help too!" she calls as she gives the wand a twirl with her fingers.

Nella takes a 5 foot step back, draws her wand of Moment of Greatness and uses it. 49 charges left.

The bard will begin to tell a joke to the person in charge. The little creatures of nature, they don't know that they are ugly. That is very funny. A fly marrying a bumble bee. I told you I'd shoot but you wouldnt believe me, why wouldnt you believe me?

As she casts Tasha's Hideous Laughter on him.

DC 14 Will

Malusha, with his crossbow now loaded moves to the side of the street where he can get a clearer shot at the man fighting with Masym. He takes aim and fires the crossbow.

Crossbow,into melee, inspire, bless, moment of greatness: 1d20 + 2 - 4 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (9) + 2 - 4 + 1 + 2 = 10

Even with all of the buffs....

Jones focuses himself and uses Martial Flexibilty to gain Improved Trip and attempts to trip blue

Trip Blue: 1d20 + 5 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (11) + 5 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 1 = 21
CMB, Improved Trip, Inspire Courage, Bless, Moment of Greatness

He'll then take a 5' step to his left.

Masym returns blows with the guard that struck him, though can't manage to get past her defenses. Wei Tchak moves up and has better luck, as he manages a deep cut on the other guards side.

Malusha tries to shoot the guard on Masym, but has no luck hitting the quickly moving target.

The priestess of Shelyn then tries something new, pulling out a second wand, and a wave of inspiration washes out to affect all her companions.

Guys, please click on the link Nella gave for Moment of Greatness. It will allow you to double any morale bonus you have once. (At the moment that is either the +1 to hit from Bless or the +1 to saves from the inspire courage). Choose before you roll.

Jones, inspired by her spell, sweeps the legs out from under the woman beside him, and she crashes to the ground with a startled yelp.

And finally, Phoebee decides to go old school, calling on the words of Saint Ives but filtered through the Lense of Wizzleteats, to twist them in unnatural ways. The officer in the back looks confused for a moment, unsure what's happening, and then suddenly breaks out into laughter. Huge gales of laughter. So much so that he ends up falling to his knees guffawing uncontrollably.

The guard left standing looks on in alarm as both her allies fall to the ground. Still, she stands her ground, moving to defend her partner. She takes a mighty sweep of her sword, connecting solidly with Wei Tchak as blood goes flying (9 damage to Wei Tchak), then sweeping it around towards Masym. But the massive effort throws off her aim, and she does not get through his defenses as well.

Her partner, tries to take advantage of the distraction, pulling her shield around in a defensive gesture and attempting to get back up to her feet and step away.

Provoking an AoO from both Tchak and Jones!

The Sergeant in the back, manages to get a hold of himself, snarling angrily as he stops laughing.

--- Round 3 -----------------
Corporal (yellow) (-13)
Malusha, Masym (-9), Jones (-5), Wei Tchak (-9), Nella, Phoebee <--- we are here!
Sergeant (prone), Corporal (blue) (-12)

Group Buffs: Inspire Courage (+1 to hit and damage), Bless (+1 to hit), Moment of Greatness (All but Jones)

Party is up!

AoO pending from Wei Tchak and Jones on blue

"Why is he laughing?" Malusha cries in alarm. "Does he think this whole battle is funny?" Turning his attention back to the opponents closer to him, he clicks back the bolt on his crossbow and fires it at the guard who is nearly surrounded by Masym and Tchak.

crossbow, into melee, inspire, bless: 1d20 + 2 - 4 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 2 - 4 + 1 + 1 = 6
1-Masym,2-Tchak: 1d2 ⇒ 2

"Watch out!" he yells when his crossbow shot goes wide, nearly hitting Tchak.

The half-elf takes a 5' and attempts to strike the yellow guard using a moment of greatness to hit.
1d20 + 3 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (10) + 3 + 1 + 2 = 16
1d10 + 1 ⇒ (10) + 1 = 11

He thought that the little creatures of nature not knowing that they are ugly was pretty funny. So do I she says as she strikes.

I do hope that hits, that would be pretty great damage

Now that her friends are sufficiently bolstered against their foes Nella goes on the offensive as well, weaving a spell that culminates in a rather dramatic pointing gesture at one of the guards.

Burning Disarm (Fire Damage): 4d4 ⇒ (2, 4, 1, 2) = 9

Nella casts Burning Disarm on one of the Corporals; she'll target Blue unless the AoOs manage to drop him, in which case she'll go for Yellow. DC 14 Reflex save to avoid taking the fire damage.

AoO Unarmed Strike: 1d20 + 5 + 1 + 1 + 4 ⇒ (9) + 5 + 1 + 1 + 4 = 20
Damage: 1d6 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 2 + 1 = 7

Inspire Courage, Bless, Attacking a Prone character

We are not doing too bad so far!

Masym steps in between the two corporals and strikes at the one opposite Wei Tchak.

Round 3:
5' step on map
Attack the Yellow Corporal. If she is already down then he will attack the Blue Corporal (subtract 3 from the attack roll, and subtract 1 from the damage roll).
Longsword, Bless, Inspire, Target, Flank, MoG: 1d20 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (18) + 4 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 2 = 27
damage: 1d8 + 2 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 2 + 1 + 1 = 7
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STATUS: Studied Target => Yellow Corporal.

Nothing is down yet... (though still one AoO to resolve before we can really know!)
Personally, I'm just shocked that Masym is actually using studied target on something he's actually targeting... That might be a first!

aoo on blue: 1d20 + 8 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 8 + 1 + 1 = 11
dmg if hits: 1d8 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 4 + 1 = 7

attk after he stands up: 1d20 + 8 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 8 + 1 + 1 = 15
dmg if hits: 1d8 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 4 + 1 = 12

Her attention focused on deflecting Wei Tchak's blade, the guard is unprepared for Jones' kick as she gets to her feet. The boot lands with a dull thud, but she still manages to get her legs under her and step back.

Nella says a prayer to her goddess and targets her as she tries to back out, causing her sword to suddenly glow red hot! With a startled curse, the woman drops it before it can do any lasting damage, and it quickly starts to melt into the densely-packed snow on the icy street with a soft hiss.

Malusha again tries to fire into the chaotic melee before him at the other guard, but continues to have no luck with his aim. Phoebee then steps in and swings her shiny new glaive at the same guard, but the woman is well-trained, and manages to deflect the blow with her shield. Masym harries her as well, taking advantage of his position to cut deeply into her side, though she remains standing, a grim look on her face. Tchak also slashes at her, but she continues to defend herself, deflecting his blows.

The one that stood actually stepped back, so you couldn't attack her, so directed it against the one you flanked with Masym. If you do want to dog the blue one, you'll have to 5' up. Either way, you miss!

--- Round 3 -----------------
Corporal (yellow) (-20)
Malusha, Masym (-9), Jones (-5), Wei Tchak (-9), Nella, Phoebee <--- we are here!
Sergeant (prone), Corporal (blue) (-12)

Group Buffs: Inspire Courage (+1 to hit and damage), Bless (+1 to hit), Moment of Greatness (Nella, Malusha, Tchak)

Jones still to go!

With blue no longer holding a weapon, Jones uses a move action to change his Martial Flexibility to Rapid Shot, then fires point blank at Blue.

Comp Longbow: 1d20 + 9 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (9) + 9 + 1 + 1 = 20
Damage: 1d8 + 5 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 5 + 1 = 9

Point Blank Shot, Deadly Aim, Inspire Courage, Bless

Nice hit Jones!

Jones fires at the guard right next to him but, though she lost her sword, she is in no way unarmed as she lashes out at him with one spiked elbow which comes dangerously close to skewering the man. Luckily his armor once again proves effective and he gets the shot off without taking further damage. The guard's armor does not prove nearly as effective, the arrow piercing it at a joint. She grunts in pain, though manages to keep her feet as she staggers backwards a step, fumbling at her belt to withdraw a vial of some sort which she drinks hastily. You see the worst of the bleeding stop.

The sergeant gets up off the ground with a grim look. Fuming, he advances on Masym to flank with the second guard. That other guard, however, does not seem inclined to stay in that position, as she steps up to stand shoulder to shoulder with her commanding officer, pulling out a small vial and attempting to drink it as well.

This will provoke from Masym!

Off in the distance, you hear the sounds of a whistle blowing urgently.

--- Round 4 -----------------
Corporal (yellow) (-20)
Malusha, Masym (-9), Jones (-5), Wei Tchak (-9), Nella, Phoebee <--- we are here!
Sergeant, Corporal (blue) (-15)

Group Buffs: Inspire Courage (+1 to hit and damage), Bless (+1 to hit), Moment of Greatness (Nella, Tchak)

Party can go! (Masym has an AoO pending on yellow)

Despite his string of failures Malusha attempts once again to stop the guards with a crossbow bolt. He quickly reloads and takes aim at the guard next to Masym.

crossbow,into melee,inspire, bless: 1d20 + 2 - 4 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (20) + 2 - 4 + 1 + 1 = 20 Finally!
crossbow,into melee,inspire, bless: 1d20 + 2 - 4 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (9) + 2 - 4 + 1 + 1 = 9 But no confirm...
damage: 1d8 ⇒ 5

"Finally." he says with a wry smile.

Malusha already used his moment of greatness

Oh, missed that! Edited
Remains to be seen if the guard next to Masym is still standing after the AoO... if not, I'll send the bolt to the other guard (And add the +1 to damage for the bard song =)).

Oh yeah. I'm so used to not hitting that I forgot about that extra damage.

Well, to be fair... you've only a 10-15% chance of hitting these guys, firing into melee like that =)

AoO Longsword, Bless, Inspire, Target: 1d20 + 4 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (15) + 4 + 1 + 1 = 21
damage: 1d8 + 2 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 2 + 1 + 1 = 12

Masym drives his blade deep into the woman's shoulder. "C'mon people, we gotta get out of here NOW!" He warns the others.

EDIT: Removed the flank bonus from the roll.

You aren't flanking! (its drinking the potion that's provoking, not her movement). But moot point, as the yellow one will not get an opportunity to drink it =) The AoO will finish her off!

Will still need a regular round action for Masym =)

Tchak moves up on blue and slashes with his jet black katana, applying his moment of greatness bonus to this one strike.

to hit: 1d20 + 8 + 1 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (16) + 8 + 1 + 1 + 1 = 27
dmg if hits: 1d8 + 3 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 3 + 1 + 1 = 6

As the guard tries to imbibe her potion, Masym takes advantage of the momentary distraction to slash at her with his sword. His blade strikes true, and she slumps to the ground, the potion falling to the ground beside her.

Malusha finally manages to get off a clear shot at the other guard as she finishes drinking her own potion, the bolt reopening the wounds she'd only just managed to mend. Wei Tchak then steps forward and finishes her off with a single slash of his katana.

Only the patrol leader remains to face you all.

--- Round 4 -----------------
Malusha, Masym (-9), Jones (-5), Wei Tchak (-9), Nella, Phoebee <--- we are here!
Sergeant

Group Buffs: Inspire Courage (+1 to hit and damage), Bless (+1 to hit)

Bold can go!

I have found that the talky stuff can slow down a PbP. I was in a PbP where the entire scenario was about trying to establish trade for an auction. It did not go well since the character I had was not built for that.

Tchak has nothing to add here really except for being stunned by the Baroness' beauty despite her lack of a beak, lol... none of that will help diplomacy, I'm sure... and the talky stuff is great in pbp usually, just not for Tchak much, he's no diplomat...

all of that is in addition to the fact that I'm a little overwhelmed caring for post-surgical dog, who needs lots of care... I don't recommend orthopedic surgery for a dog unless you have a lot of time to be a caregiver.

Aw, I hope your dog is recovering well from his surgery Tchak!

And yeah, social-heavy scenarios can either be great or a drag in PbP depending on the PCs in the group and the players themselves. If you're recruiting for a one-shot run of something it probably never hurts to mention it if it's going to be combat-heavy or social-heavy :)

Then again I've also been told some scenarios pull a bit of a bait-and-switch with what to expect, so there's that...

I've just moved across country and started a new job and looking for a place to live on top of it all. I'm keeping up with conversations, Jones doesn't have much to add; plus real life stuff.

Don't worry, I'm still here.

dammit, I could swear I've been in this situation before, but my tracker doesn't show I've played this.. If you get an issue with reporting this for me, just assume I played it for no credit... I thought the thing with the clay sounded familiar, but all this Haltani being the niece of the witch is more than familiar. Aaarrgh...

sigh.

If it was never reported, you wouldn't see it in the sessions list. For common in face to face games then PbP games, mind you.

That is just an informal guide, you can't really use it as a final tracking list.

Look at the paper chronicles for your PC's.

I've looked through all my chronicles and can't find one for From Under Ice... but still this all sounds so familiar! Weird, eh?

Well, if you don't have it listed under your sessions, then me reporting it won't have any issues either!

Maybe it was a past life experience? =)

thanks to all who contributed to damage on that wolf, one way or another, so it ran away instead of killing Tchak... whew... by 2 points! scary!

Hey guys, popping in to say that today is/has been/will be busy with spring cleaning, an apartment inspection + visit by the HVAC guy, and anniversary sushi but I'll try to get caught up on things later tonight :)

Do you think we might make 650 or 700 posts here?

Hmm...

Now I'm wondering if being entangled prevents 5' steps.
Logically, it should as its says its hampering movement... but the condition then goes on to describe it as just reducing your movement by half.

Will ponder it.

Masym did not take a 5' step. He took a move action there.

Hmm... I just noticed that this fight is the Optional for the scenario.

Weird.. without this one, the entire thing could almost be no combats at all.

Besides, its very thematic! Yay for no time limits in PbP =)

That picture of the dwarf on the map is funny

Its the look in his eyes.

You totally don't see the undead rage monster about to pop out!

Lol. That is what made me laugh

Update tomorrow. I led a retreat today and came home exhausted.

I need to make sure that I have the right AC.

I didn't add her magical studded leather in the stat block. Should be fixed now.

Good job guys, that is a really tough fight when most of you are out of tier.

For any of you who might think to run this scenario in the future... make sure you follow the listed tactics... it could be really easy to kill folks if you don't =)

That things was really mean.

Anything that only misses on a 1, and gets a free haste effect for 3 attacks a round... and a 10' damage aura... will be mean at your guys' levels. (And I never got to a second round of grappling on anyone for the constrict to come into play)

On the plus side, if it manages to kill Uliyara, it automatically dies... so there is that =)

We are winding down this particular scenario...

If folks who have them can give me any Day Job Rolls they wish to make, that'd be good when it comes time for the Chronicles.

Also if folks have any questions re: Faction Journal items (or anything else I suppose), let me know.

Day Job: Craft - Musical Instruments: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (14) + 9 = 23

As far as Faction Journal goals go, maybe this one for Silver Crusade?

Defeat an outsider that has the evil subtype, an evil-aligned creature with the elemental subtype, or an undead creature whose CR is at least equal to your character level.

Wondering if the revenant counts for that :)

He was only CR 6! =)
But that's still enough to count!

And for those curious, the final encounter with Kiryena and the troll and the cavalier on the horse was CR 7... should negotiations go south.

craft weapons: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (14) + 6 = 20

Perform 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (7) + 13 = 20

Yeahhh...kinda glad we were able to talk our way out of that potential fight! Also woohoo, that finally makes two goals Nella has checked off on her Faction Card :D

That would have been a tough fight! Here is my day job:

Profession (Poet): 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (20) + 8 = 28

Wow. I can write some seriously good poetry!

This is going to be bitter sweet.

And very sad

Will put in some final posts tonight, or maybe tomorrow morning (or maybe both), to finish things off as you sail away into the (warmer) sunset... and then finish up and send the chronicles after I do (at which point 5 of you gain a level).

Does not look like we're going to hit 3k posts though... (So close!) Well, unless you guys have more to cover, IC, before we go.

We hit about 650 here in post totals

I know there's been some expression of interesting, from a few folks, in continuing on with these PC's in other adventures... but for now, you might need to find a different GM for that.

Unfortunately, I'm starting in on a very busy time at work for the next couple of months, so want to cut down on the distractions (GMing this has been very distracting for me. I don't know how people GM multiple games at the same time!)

Anyway, hope everyone has enjoyed our little jury-rigged mini campaign and my first foray into PbP GMing. I thought it all worked out pretty well as one big story, and it did wonders for my closet creative writing bent!

I might pick up the GMing reins again come summer time... certainly planning to offering something on the next PbP Gameday at the very least.

If you are looking for scenario suggestions, 6.22 Out of Anarchy would be my mine. It starts on the Grinning Pixie (where you will be ending this) ... takes place in Cheliax (which is on your way home) ... and ends up back on the Pixie again (to continue on to the next scenario!). I've not actually played it, so know nothing more then that, however.

For those curious what happened with Naldak's Point and the Sky Key... that storyline continues in 6.21 Tapestry's Toil (but its a 5-9, so only Nella is in the right range just yet).

For more Shadow Lodge shenanigans (beyond those you met in Whitethrone) those would be 1.51/52 City of Strangers (1 and 2) (in Magnimar) and then 2.23/24 Shadows Last Stand (1 and 2) (in Almas).

Oh, and there is a hot temperature version of the Snowmask Boon out there...

No worries GM, I'm really thankful that you were willing to run so many scenarios for us and that we got to be your test run for GMing PbP! Truth be told I'll be happy to take a little break from Nella once this one officially wraps up though I might have to bring her out to play again once the next PbP Gameday rolls around in the fall...or sooner, depending on what scenarios I see offered in the Flaxseed Lodge :)

Heh. I tried to do a similar sequence of scenarios for some RL friends... but they proved to not be overly interested in the whole PFS aspect of it. So it sputtered out.

I wanted to try again =)

But 2 levels of adventure for everyone! Now you can be Irrisen experts! Unfortunately, I can't think of any other scenarios where it might come up! So experts in spirit!

Yes! Once I apply this chronicle to Nella she'll be 5th level and my highest PFS character to date. And that's okay, even if she never goes back to Irrisen she'll have a lot of really cool stories to tell :D

But what will become of phoebee and masym?

thanks for the game all.. EM and everyone! it was a lot of fun!

Thank you EM for running all these scenarios, and to everyone for a great time. I had a great time.

It was very fun! Thanks so much!

Thank you so much for running these scenarios! Very challenging and memorable too :D

But what will become of phoebee and masym?

Well we do have some downtime coming in Absalom... ;)

(If you get there!)

Dun... dun... DUN!!!!

So... just how serious were Phoebee and Masym getting?

Phobee doesn't kiss and tell. She kisses and writes a song, kinda like Taylor Swift.

I had not played any PbP until I started in this game (and another GameDay V game) way back in August last year. But I can honestly say that these 9 months with this group have been some of the best gaming times I've ever had.

And as a GM, you did an excellent job. Your GMing became the standard by which I judged all other PbP games.

I understand the time issue but I hope that things free up for you in the future and you will be able to jump back into GMing.

Malusha is right; when/if you find time to do more PbP GMing in the future, I'm sure you'd have some ready and willing players (whether with these characters or others) :)

here! here!

I agree wholeheartedly!