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Hello everyone!
Hey guys, I have not had a chance to look at Gameplay yet, or anything here, and I'm going into the craziest part of my week. All I've read is the discussion so far, but it sounds like you and the GM are all in agreement that the current TPK-in-progress was caused by the decisions of players who left before you guys replaced them?
Is that the crux of the matter?
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I thought it was caused by some poor die rolls on our end and powerful die rolls on their end. Plus an Ettin and a chainsaw wieldding Orc. Oh almost forgot the two Chokers that all appeared at the same time. But that was ok since I was lying in a pool of my own blood by that time in the fourth round.
All in all I was having fun.
Actually, I was hoping that you and the GM would summarize matters for me. If everyone is in agreement I can make a decision pretty easily. If you're not, then one of the VO team will have to investigate the situation.
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(sits down at 6 AM)
Hello Hmm.
My own summarization:
The current encounter, at which only 1 out of 5 PCs escaped, was a get together of unfortunate circumstances.
By the in-game reputation system, the PCs were not yet at maximum, thereby adding more mooks to the current encounter.
The missing reputation point lies with the decision of the original team (we've had 3 replacements since that encounter) to stay clear of a dangerous crashed shuttle, since one of the original group died to (and rose as one himself) a wraith.
Enemies from another area nearby are written to join the current encounter if still alive, piling up to a higher than party lvl +2 encounter.
Dice were, as Gru'Gar put it, hot at times.
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It sounds like a rotten set of circumstances, and one that was tipped more against the party than the scenario intended, especially with the mix of players. That's not a normal set of cicumstances.
MY RULING:
The deaths that happened, happened. They are part of your character history, as is the lost secondary prestige point. But a faction of former Shadow Lodge folks that enjoy rescuing Pathfinder Colleagues completely underwrote the body recovery, negative levels and raise dead costs for all four dead Pathfinders.
This means that your whole party can go on to the next adventure with wallets and health intact, and hopefully be wiser for the experience.
Have a good game.
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Awesome to hear. :)
That leaves me sorting the details on the chronicles, assuming we're all in agreement to let Scrapwall be for what it is, and have someone else do the mop-up.
Mylvwara, Tears at Bitter Manor's PDF costs 17,99, however.
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Mylvwara, Tears at Bitter Manor's PDF costs 17,99, however.
I was kind of buffaloed for a split-second before remembering, of course, there's some menacing paranormal force forever prowling the Atlantic in search decimal notation to mess up in transit.
I wonder how many lives per year that destroys...?
It's the first time a module i've played in/GM'd has had to cancel out.
As such, i'll treat it like a regular 1 XP mission would be.
In those, monetary rewards depends on the encounters one has participated in, and won, the ones yielding treasure, at least. That will be some shifting through, though.
Since a module is normally worth 3 XP & 4 PP, but this one hasn't been completed, it will depend on the amount of content the PC in question has been through.
There was topside (shuttle and the arena), and this dungeon has 3 sub levels, of which 2 remained.
As far as PP would then be concerned, Brallenera and Mylvwara would get 2 PP, having played through roughly half of the module. Nemesis joined a little later, she gets 1.
XP wise, the same odds. 1.5 XP for Brallenera & Mylvwara, 1 for Nemesis, who's played roughly a third.
No loss, no gain for Gru'Gar and Phoebee.
I think it could work? You'll have to search to be sure. :o
I don't know if she'll further view this, but in case she won't, a PM is a few clicks away. :)
Chyro --
How far into the module were you? If you were 2/3rds of the way through, you can offer almost complete credit. If half, offer half credit.
Gru G'ar --
As for chronicles, yes, it means you won't be able to play this one again without burning a replay option. Sorry, I can't vanish all obstacles.
:(
I wound up using my first GM replay to get a second shot at a botched scenario. I've also had rematches with problem scenarios by GMing them myself, and offering my players stuff that I missed out upon.
Hope all this helps!
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The team still had this floor, the ground below, and the final zone with the Big Bad to go.
They've covered roughly only half of the dungeon, i've posted the results for that a bit further above.
Nothing is more frustrating than a PBP TPK!
Dying in slow motion -- when you all know what is happening -- bites. I experienced one of those that burned me on a certain set of scenarios.
But there will be other adventures that will be fun, and times when you will have a better outcome!
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The dying does not bother me, that is all part of the game. It's the lack (short term)of game play (18 posts from saying hello and joining the group to Stabilized).
So question for GM Cyro. Does this end this game, And I should look for another game for Gru'Gar to try and die at. Or are you running something else with this group?
Gru'Gar,
I'm going to look for another thing to run instead.
In the category lvl 6 module, of $ 9,99
There was From shore to sea.
However, when one review said 'CR 11 encounter for mid lvl party', i figured that would not take your fancy.
Good thing we won't do it, then.
Brallenera, Gru'Gar, your thoughts on it?
After the weekend. I've the chronicles to sort out.
Broken Chains seems a lvl 6 to lvl 7 module.
House on Hook Street is lvl 6 to lvl 8.
Obviously, there's some playing up either way.
With current XP rewards, perhaps 1 single mission will get Nemesis to lvl 6 as well?
Shy 1 mission of hitting 6, gotcha.
Will 1 XP lvl up Brallenera & Mylvwara?