@Squint Your charge left you adjacent to the wererat, and thus unable to attack with a reach weapon.
It was easy enough for you to attack from a different spot, since Ulyi also has a reach attack. Charging was not an option, though, as you don't get to attack from the middle of your move, and other movement would not be on a straight line toward the target.
I am moving your icon to a spot 10ft away from the wererat. Both attacks will miss regardless. Feel free to choose a different ending spot for your move (you could easily move behind her, if you wanted)
I am not 100% positive that you charged in a straight line toward the target, but it is adjacent to straight, so I'll allow it.
the masked elf concentrates on the Shard of Pride in her breast pocket, willing it to reveal the direction it's companion shard lies.
Unfortunately, it doesn't work that way. Here is the relevant rule:
By holding one of the Shattered Star shards and
concentrating upon it as a full-round action, the owner
receives a mental image of the region or location in
which the next shard in a specific sequence is currently
located.
Concentrating is only going to give you the same image of the Crow again. Although, if you are looking to see if the shard was somehow taken out of the Crow, your use is valid.
Thanks for clarifying (again)! Reillana is fine with just ensuring that it's still here for now, once we've secured the place she can assess its location more precisely.
Humble Bundles are a great deal, but they always contain mostly books that you already own.
Fortunately for me, I hadn't bought all of the Shattered Star books yet, so I still got a great deal.
If you got the deal yourself, hopefully you refrain from reading those... :)
I solemnly pledge not to read anything in the Shattered Star books! There's plenty in the bundle to keep me occupied :D
I assume my scan of the Shard didn't indicate that it's sibling has gone elsewhere, right?
Correct. You still receive an image of the Crow.
I bought the complete bundle 4 times: once for each of my kids (our daughter will be going to college in the fall and may need a set of her own, and our son will do the some in another 3 years), one for their friend who is a player in our home ROTRL campaign, and one for my wife, so that we get the 2 or 3 books we didn’t already have in PDF form and she adds a nearly complete set of hardcover PDFs to her Paizo account for PFS play. I’ve been waiting for a deal like this to come along for a while.
We already had a set of Shattered Star books (paper and PDF), but I haven’t read them and won’t.
This alchemically treated wooden stick instantly creates thick,
opaque smoke when burned.
By "instantly" I read that the smokestick creates the effect of an obscuring mist with a 5' radius (thus a 10' cube). You don't get to throw the smokestick.
To get a thrown smoke effect, you need smoke pellets.
Regardless, unless you built a tindertwig into the end of the smokestick, you still need to put it into a fire. That is what "when burned" means to me.
This room is torchlit. Actually the module is very specific that all rooms are dark unless otherwise specified, and then doesn't specify any light in this portion of the complex. However, since a bunch of humans and wererats without darkvision are conducting their lives here, there must be some kind of light....
I don't care to specify where the torches are, so you can just say there is a torch wherever you happen to stop moving, but if you want the smoke where you specified, you are going to need to move there.
Ok I just assumed it worked like a flare or fire work releasing smoke incrementally. So your saying it’s more like a grenade the smoke just ‘explodes’ onto the scene. ( making this a lot less useful item than I’d imagined) um ok so Celia would have ignited regardless ( after all she has no training in such things) when it basically ‘explodes’ with smoke around her she would have tossed the useless stick after lighting it on a nearby torch. So I guess Celia is surrounded by smoke at the moment
Ok I just assumed it worked like a flare or fire work releasing smoke incrementally. So your saying it’s more like a grenade the smoke just ‘explodes’ onto the scene.
That's my interpretation, and the way a previous GM ruled it when I used one.
If it didn't say "instantly", I'd prefer the flare interpretation myself, though it would probably take a round to fill the cube up with smoke in that case.
For me, the decision on how literally to interpret the text comes down to whether the 20gp item is replicating a 1st level spell (Obscuring Mist) or a 2nd level spell (Fog Cloud, which can be cast at a range).
Making it a small Obscuring Mist (cheaper than a scroll and usable by everyone) is fair. A small Fog Cloud would require more limitations to not make the item OP. Small and slow would be sufficient, IMO, but that would bypass the "instantly". (Or very small and very short duration like the smoke pellet).
Feel free to dispute my ruling, as usual. If you guys would prefer to have the item be throwable but take a round to fill up the cube, I would be fine with that. We can take it as a house rule.
Personally I love the ‘flavor’ of my character do something wrong.. I could see myself making a similar mistake. The ruling should stand , GMs are arbitrators and their decisions shouldn’t be up for debate unless life and death are on the line ( that’s my take on it anyway) it’s ok to correct a GM that’s got a rule wrong ( but after the fact and keep the game moving) but offering an opinion on every interpretation is not cool . Your running an excellent and exciting adventure, keep up the great work! ( if Celia dies in her smoke house what a great story I have to brag about!)
Oh btw who’s going to Paizo con in this group....anyone?
I desperately wanted to this year, but we're moving and recently changed jobs and so it's just a lot.
New baby is super exciting, Squint! :)
I'm not a fan of conventions, generally, though Paizo Con sounds like a lot of fun. Maybe one of these years I'll be able to organize a family vacation around one of them.
@Squint I hope your second is easier than mine :) I found two to be much more time consuming and challenging than one. Hopefully it doesn't knock you too far out of the game, but I am glad to bot you, as needed.
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I'm on the opposite coast so I won't be going...hoping to make it there one of these years though...
Congrats on your soon to be newborn, Squint! I recall, very many years ago, when our second was born; seemed like I'd just gotten used to not changing diapers and then I was doing 'em again. It's all very well worth it but my wife opted for cloth diapers for both of our young 'uns and that made it even more fun...
I believe most of you have adventured with my samurai, Kita before.
I am not doing PFS anymore, but have recently reprised the character for a Japanese (Minkai) based campaign that is hosted on Discord.
I am just starting, but it seems PFS-like with smaller missions and downtime woven into a larger campaign, and there is a strong focus on RP.
The rules are in This Google Doc, and I can provide a link to the Discord server for anyone who is interested.
Currently in the party we have a Brawler, a Samurai, and an Inquisitor, though we haven't met up yet. The mission involves escorting a magical baby across the plains to a different prefecture.
Congratulations, Squint! Adding the second child may be a little harder, but most of the challenges will be familiar ones and not quite as scary as they seemed the first time.
Meantime, our daughter (the oldest) turned 18 last week...
Congrats Squint!
I think they were trying to simply the knot rules in PFS ... and as far as better you are at combat the better ropes you tie.. historicaly it makes sense ... soldiers often have been used as guards..
GM is Celia getting close to leveling? She's run through quite a few encounters (most them above CR1 assume) . I'm just feeling a little out of my league here...Celia would almost certainly *ting* 2nd before the rest of the group hit 3rd...are we doing XP ad hoc or keeping track of actual numbers?
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I am keeping track of actual numbers.
Just so everyone is aware, leveling will not occur while you are engaged in a mission. When you return to a "safe place" (basically your base of operations), I will announce if anyone has earned enough XP to level.
Yes, Celia has earned enough XP after that last battle to level up.
I am keeping track of actual numbers.
Just so everyone is aware, leveling will not occur while you are engaged in a mission. When you return to a "safe place" (basically your base of operations), I will announce if anyone has earned enough XP to level.
Yes, Celia has earned enough XP after that last battle to level up.
10/4 thx
I like the "need to rest and train" method of leveling up best :)
I like the "need to rest and train" method of leveling up best :)
Same here. I never understood the idea of leveling up in the middle of the day after some random encounter halfway through the dungeon level.
Congratulations, Squint! Glad everyone is well.
I’m at a conference in California through the weekend; I should be able to post but my schedule is completely out of whack.
Squint has a cumulative +3 to his AC based on his traits for this first round,
Can you explain that, please?
BTW: I just realized I messed up with Reillana's low-light vision back in the room with the statue. It would have been in the equivalent of low-light for her, so she would have seen a more detailed humanoid shape holding a large weapon.
Wouldn't have changed anything there, I think. In the same vein, I believe she could have made out the positions of the combatants in this encounter. They would have been in low-light for her.
Again, I don't think that has any impact yet.
As long as it's enough to know where the enemies are, I'm good.
Thank you.
I'll check my copy of Inner Sea Gods when I get home but d20pfsrd indicates that Reckless Luck provides a trait bonus, not a luck bonus.
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In response to Celia's question: Low will always be bad. And, like Paeral does, throwing in a Concealment roll is never bad. If it doesn't apply, I'll just ignore it.
@Squint: Regardless of whether is it a trait bonus or a luck bonus, the bonus would counteract the charging penalty, not replace it.
So: starting AC 17, -2 Charging, +2 Reckless Luck (possibly +1 Fate's Favored).
Your final AC would be 17 (or 18), not 21. That is, unless I missed some other modifier.
FYI if anyone has healing..Celia could use some...after taking some dmg on the door she's currently at only 6hp (out of 11hp)
Celia, you were at full before the door. Barkot healed you after the previous battle. You are currently at 8.
Squint, I have confirmed that Reckless Luck gives you a Trait bonus, not a Luck bonus.
:)
Many traits grant a new type of bonus: a “trait” bonus.
Trait bonuses do not stack—they’re intended to give player
characters a slight edge, not a secret backdoor way to focus
all of a character’s traits on one type of bonus and thus gain
an unseemly advantage.
I had to look it up myself.
@Celia Are you aware that TWF allows you to draw both weapons while moving?
You could have drawn both during your move the previous round. There may be a reason that you didn't. I've simply seen lots of people miss this as the rule is in a slightly odd place. (My home DM has just recently finally stopped requiring reminders on this)
If you have a base attack bonus of +1 or higher, you may
draw a weapon as a free action combined with a regular
move. If you have the Two-Weapon Fighting feat, you can
draw two light or one-handed weapons in the time it would
normally take you to draw one.
@Celia Are you aware that TWF allows you to draw both weapons while moving?
You could have drawn both during your move the previous round. There may be a reason that you didn't. I've simply seen lots of people miss this as the rule is in a slightly odd place. (My home DM has just recently finally stopped requiring reminders on this)
If you have a base attack bonus of +1 or higher, you may
draw a weapon as a free action combined with a regular
move. If you have the Two-Weapon Fighting feat, you can
draw two light or one-handed weapons in the time it would
normally take you to draw one.
Actually I didn’t know that! Thx! I’ll keep my action as is for now but remember the boon of two weapon fighting in the future!
I can't believe you one-shotted my boss!
I can’t believe it either! I never have that kind of luck!
Come to think of it now, I don't think your final position was 10 ft away from Ayala, and you wouldn't have been able to attach with the lance. I likely should have reduced that attack so that it wasn't a charge (which also would have cause the crit not to confirm).
I'm not going to go back at this point. I missed it.
Oh yeah, loot:
The 2 Tower Girls have the standard loot:
Short sword, hand crossbow, studded leather, smokestick, 2 tanglefoot bags, 8 bolts, climber's kit, grappling hook, 50-ft silk rope, hooded lantern, oil, second-story harness, thieves' tools, 15gp
On Ayala:
Bladed Scarf (radiates magic) (you notice a sheen on the blades of the scarf and wisely decide to wipe it off)
Mwk Composite Shortbow (+1 Str)
Mwk Studded Leather, 2 empty vials, 19 arrows, climber's kit, grappling hook, 50 ft silk rope, Mwk thieves' tools second story harness
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Nice! I’ve made a start at getting the loot list up to date, but I still have a ways to go. I’ll get caught up this weekend if I can’t finish before then.
Nice! I’ve made a start at getting the loot list up to date, but I still have a ways to go. I’ll get caught up this weekend if I can’t finish before then.
Celia encourages you to leave them their gold and weapons (yes even the MW bows) otherwise she'll be known as an oath breaker...the extra rope and stuff is fine but she promised they could leave with their weapons and what gold they carried.