Sorry to any who tried to view the Temple Locations files before this. Evidently if I get a link via Google Drive, it doesn’t automatically enable link sharing, but if I do it via Google Docs it does.
Anyone with the link should be able to view it now, I will give edit permission to those who request it. That will allow you to make additional notes, including for areas that acolytes aren’t allowed to go.
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Maybe Paizo will cooperate today. Every time I got on yesterday to post, it was down. Perhaps it was just poor timing, I dunno. But it was annoying. Nice to see we made it past the guards.
Also, I reread recently that secreting something on your person is a use of Sleight of Hand you can make untrained. Can I make a check to hide that document? If so, would the robes we're wearing (or my cloak of resistance under them) count as heavy/loose clothing?
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It has been pretty good so far, and it appears they have fixed the log out problem.
As to your game questions:
Yes, you can secret it on your person. That is what I assumed you did.
Since no one saw you as you were doing it and no one currently has reason to believe you would take it, I was willing to just hand-wave past the sleight of hand check. With checks like that if you aren't taking 10 I tend to do the check at the same time as the opposed check.
As for the robes, yes they would use the modifier for heavy or baggy clothing. They are the type of robe made to conceal things.
A dagger is easier to hide than most light weapons, and grants you a +2 bonus on your Sleight of Hand check to conceal it. An extraordinarily small object, such as a coin, shuriken, or ring, grants you a +4 bonus on your Sleight of Hand check to conceal it, and heavy or baggy clothing (such as a cloak) grants you a +2 bonus on the check.
So in this case +2 for easy to hide (as easy as a dagger but not as easy as a coin), +2 for clothing.
Assuming you took 10, that would come out to a 17 for you.
Sorry for this, but I’m going to move you forward again.
We are supposed to be done by Nov 17th and I believe that I’m behind where I need to be for that. I’m having some problems figuring out how to pace things correctly in PbP.
Feel free to react to what happened with the donation collection.
Figure out where and how you will do any more investigation. I believe that I’ve given out all the freebie information, you need to poke at things to get more.
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Ramon would have some issues just beating on a person for no reason, but cannot fail the Sense Motive either.
They also know that time is of the essence, so they're hoping they can maybe 'drop some coin' by 'accident' during the turning over of the store and convey the message to 'roll with it' to the shopkeeper.
Store is still gonna get trashed and shopkeeper is still gonna get 'beaten'.
Unless there are any arguments?
It would be an evil act beating up the baker and extorting money, but not enough to cause an alignment shift.
Faking it would take care of the assault.
The obvious skills would include Diplomacy to convince him to go along with it, Bluff to make the fight sound real, disguise to leave him with some realistic bruising, descriptive text for circumstance bonuses. You can suggest other skills.
Paying Fat in Black with your own money would take care of the extortion.
Oh, and it would obviously look a lot more convincing if you did some actual property damage. Doing that to prevent him getting a beating by the guys outside isn't evil.
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Heading to work, 'Acolyte Razor' will be very loud and break very noisy things that are cheap and make a big mess but are actually really easy to clean up if possible, and otherwise aid in the general 'sell' how brutal Razmir is to those who do not 'fork over the coin'.
...all of course being a play-act because we don't want to screw the shopkeeper over while doing this, and if we give Fat in Black coin, we can always take it back later if he drinks himself into a stupor...
Bot and roll for me as needed, please!
Everyone,
I need to report this game by November 17th. Given the current rate things are progressing, I don't see us finishing by then but that is when I need to report it.
To start preparing for that, I need the following information (either posted here or sent via PM) from each player:
Player’s Forum Handle:
Character Name:
PFS #:
Faction:
Race / Class(es) / Level(s):
Faction:
Advancement Track (Slow or Normal?):
Day Job Roll, if any:
(I prefer you mention what the day job is.)
Please check your most recent previous chronicle for the following information.
Starting XP:
Initial Prestige/Fame:
Starting Gold:
If at the start of the scenario, you are buying items with gold or prestige, I need to know the totals. Please make sure they are noted on your ITS for your records as well!
Total Prestige spent on this chronicle:
Total Gold Spent on this chronicle:
(include items sold in this amount as well)
(Do not include money spent on Baker yet.)
Finally, roll a d20 (no modifiers) for boon! If you get a 19-20, roll a d4 for which boon.
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Player’s Forum Handle: Cwethan
Character Name: Vlazis 'The Beloved' Chibuzo
PFS #: 182453-8
Faction: Dark Archive
Race / Class(es) / Level(s): Human / Cleric / 2
Faction: Still Dark Archive :p
Advancement Track (Slow or Normal?): Normal
Day Job Roll, if any: None
Starting XP: 4
Initial Prestige/Fame: 2/7
Starting Gold: 906
Total Prestige spent on this chronicle: 0
Total Gold Spent on this chronicle: 0 (so far)
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Player Name/Forum Handle: Lady Ladile
Character Name: Fran Belmont
PFS # 192133 - 11
Faction: Dark Archive
Race/Class/Level: Half-Elf Witch (Dimensional Occultist) 2
Faction 2: Electric Boogaloo
Advancement: Normal
Day Job: None
Starting XP: 4
Initial Prestige/Fame: 6 PP / 8 Fame
Starting Gold: 1,897 gp, 2 sp, 5 cp
Total Prestige Spent (This Chronicle): 0
Total Gold Spent (This Chronicle): 0
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Player’s Forum Handle: Wei Ji The Learner
Character Name: Ramon 'Ray' Azure
PFS #: 145296-20
Faction: The Exchange
Race / Class(es) / Level(s): Undine - Brawler 1/Spirit Guide (Oracle) 2
Faction:
Advancement Track (Slow or Normal?): Normal
Day Job Roll, if any:
Rebellion Schemes: Hell's Rebels Rebellion Leader
Your bold actions and decisive leadership in Kintargo sustains an ongoing rebellion against Cheliax and the Thrice-Damned House Thrune -- or another equally compelling rebel cause, if you desire. Over the course of the Hell's Rebels Adventure path, you can gain additional Rebellion Leader boons that expand your operation's capabilities. Four statistics measure your rebellion's status: Loyalty, Secrecy, Security and Notoriety. For the purpose of the organized play campaign, these statistics operate slightly differently than in the Adventure Path and are tracked differently. When a boon prompts you to do so, check one or more boxes with that statistic; the number of checked boxes represents your bonus for that statistic. If a boon prompts you to attempt a check associated with one of the these statistics, roll 1d10 and add the statistic's bonus to the result.
Once per adventure, you can apply one of the special benefits below associated with Loyalty, Secrecy, or Security before attempting a skill check, saving throw, or attack roll. You can choose to treat the associated bonus as 1d4+1 higher when applying the bonus, but doing so also checks one Notoriety box.
Loyalty(Only one pertinent, with one check): Loyalty measures your rebels' dedication. You can apply your Loyalty bonus on a Will saving throw against a spell or effect with the charm, compulsion, or fear Descriptor.
Notoriety(has six check boxes, none checked, added for completeness): Notoriety tracks how infamous, hated, and disreputable your rebellion is -- not necessarily a good thing! For every two Notoriety boxes you check, scratch out one Loyalty, Secrecy and Security box (beginning with blank boxes). You can no longer check these boxes, and if any were checked before, they no longer grant any benefit. If you check all six Notoriety boxes, cross out this entire chronicle sheet; your rebellion has failed, though you can continue to play the Hell's Rebel's Campaign and earn it's other Chronicle Sheets.
Earn a title: (5 check boxes for first tier, 5 additional for second tier)
You strengthen your reputation and earn the accolades of your followers. If you spend your Downtime and succed at at a DC5 Loyalty check (Or DC8 once five or more boxes are checked), you can check one of the boxes that precede this task. Once you have checked five boxes, you gain the title of Guardian and gain a permanent +2 bonus when using one of the following skills: Bluff, Diplomacy, Disguise, Escape Artist, Intimidate, Perception, Sense Motive, or Stealth. Once you've checked all 10 boxes, you gain the title of Sentinel and one of the following bonus feats: Great Fortitude, Iron Will, or Lightning Reflexes.
(I prefer you mention what the day job is.)
Starting XP: 8
Initial Prestige/Fame: 12/12
Starting Gold: 437
Total Prestige spent on this chronicle: 0 at this time
Total Gold Spent on this chronicle: Figure 15 gold spent buying four nights and the house a round at Gar's Last Meal. So far that *appears* to be the only expenditure.
(include items sold in this amount as well)
(Do not include money spent on Baker yet.)
Finally, roll a d20 (no modifiers) for boon! If you get a 19-20, roll a d4 for which boon.
So, what do people want to do? I've heard several plans, but nothing indicated that a character was acting on those plans. If you want to wait before doing the plan, just let me know how far into the future you want to wait.
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We've thought of, and i'm only noting what we've mentioned so far.
Option 1: Thomas climbs the wall at dark, with a written message.
He can make a request for a drop point for a reply, and retrieve it another night.
Option 2: We bribe someone to get outside.
Option 3: Getting more info, before we do reach out to the outside allies, would potentially benefit us more.
Personally, i'd like option 3.
Pick one and act on it.
Alright, the temple is at it’s least active after the last of the people copying script have gone.
You know that Fat in Black tends to be passed out drunk in the kitchen by then. Minimal patrol on the walls and gatehouse, only a total of three people there when Thomas snuck Elvar out. The rest of the acolytes are in the barracks.
Based on what you’ve seen, you expect two grey robes would still be positioned at the top of the stairs. You are not sure where the others are.
You expect the other Black Robes would be upstairs.
Big issue would be the fatigue the next day and many of you needing light.
Pick sometime and someplace and we will start exploring.
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Trying to formulate an idea of how to proceed, but before I do I wanted to seek a little additional clarification on something: did Thomas ever share what he found on the lower levels? I know from looking at the guide + map that areas T11 through 15 are off-limits to acolytes. If he's already shared what he found there (and there's no indication that returning is necessary) then by process of elimination that leaves the second floor as the only other place to try and get to.
We could brute-force it, but that's going to leave us fighting what would likely turn into a running battle with every priest in the place - not exactly wise unless we'd be willing to try and do a ransack of the top floor and then break out over the wall or something.
If Fat Man is passed out in the kitchen we could probably subdue him and/or steal his mask + robes so at least one of us can get upstairs without being accosted. Maybe can then come up with a way to subdue whatever guards are up there by the stairs or maybe BS a reason for the rest of us to come upstairs - bluffing would probably difficult but not impossible to do.
Thomas didn’t explore much of the forbidden area. He never tried the door to the east of where he crawled up. He was too busy evading the occupant to search area T15.
As for Fat in Black, I rolled his attacks in the open. You may want to review what he was doing, including when not using Power Attack.
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As an outside observer... Guys, I think it’s time to do a nighttime ambush and just go. You have an idea of what Fat in Black is capable of, and there’s a whole temple that you haven’t explored. These snots in the robes don’t seem to be sharing knowledge or power with you quickly, and you’ve seen first hand how awful they are. Pick your time, set the situation to your advantage, and move.
My previous comment on Fat in Black wasn’t so much a warning against attacking as don’t hold back. Pick your time, hit him, but do it with everything you have.
The next time he fights you, he will be trying to kill you.
I’ve got Aikido tonight, so it will probably be about three to three and a half hours before I can move us forward. I will most likely do it at dinner after, but it may have to wait until I get home.
I’ll assume Shayna takes 10 on Stealth unless I see something different before that. I assume Thomas went in first and then any who want to followed.
It would help a lot if people put their figures where they want to be.
I didn’t say it would work.
I said if there was no roll I would assume you took ten and determine success/failure based on that.
Edit to add: I have avoided looking up Fat in Black’s Perception or rolling it yet. I will do so when I update.
Since there was some confusion, I’ll wait until I get home to update.