GM Cody's Valley of the Veiled Flame (Inactive)

Game Master Codanous

This is a private PFS game of an undetermined level or game. This can be used to go ahead and figure out what we'll play if we decide to play a game.

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Cody: can you open up a gameplay thread for us to dot in? That would allow this game to show up in our Campaigns tab.

Gameplay thread is up and running.

I think that Bret wants to be free to play Omar around our lodge and spread his continual flame around. So... Maybe I should play Lyric (level 5) and he should play one of his characters that is not paired with one of mine... Bret, what's your cute half-elf summoner called?

Hmm

If we can wait until after Feb 10th, I can have Mist up to 5th level which would allow us to play Mist and Lyric.

Otherwise, my APG Summoner is a Halfling named Rilka. Her Eidolon is a water spirit named Shiguan.

Two weeks is a rather long time to wait, Ideally I would like to start sometime early next week if possible, I'm eager to get this underway!

So... Perhaps we should bring in Lyric and Rilka. Looking at the description, there's stuff here for both Liberty's Edge and Silver Crusade. If Omar's not playing, I think that Lyric's a better choice than Zahra -- Rilka and her have too much spell overlap. Lyric is also a fairly fun character, beloved in my local lodge. I think you guys might enjoy her. I'll dot in with Lyric, though I think I need to update her stat block to fifth level, which she only recently made.

Yeah absolutely, its a fun scenario and has great roleplay so I'm excited to see how it works with a play by post and if I'm up the snuff!

Have either of you played Night March of Kalkamedes? This scenario ties in directly with that one.

Oh... Nuts. Is this that scenario?

Now I have to think -- Hard -- About whether I want to play Lyric on this one. Night March is on Zahra. I have never GMed that scenario, but wanted to GM it on someone who could actually use the Night March boon...

I was hoping to get both scenarios on the same character.

Yep. It's that scenario. I didn't want you to not find out until halfway through and realize you brought the wrong character.

Does Zahra own [redacted] the [redacted]? I didn't see him in your profile for her.

Zahra and Omar were hampered by being behind WBL due to Omar's death in 3rd level. We had to pay for a resurrection and liquidate almost all assets to do so. We're only now catching up.

For that reason, Zahra did not buy [redacted] the [redacted]. There's been no place for purchases of whimsy... Did you notice that Pumpkin was still in studded leather armor? We couldn't even afford things we really needed.

I've always intended to GM Night March on Lyric or one of my bards so that I could get that boon on someone who could actually make use of it! I really have to pause on this one. And think.

It sucks that you can't transfer boons.

Omar and Rilka both have Night March on them. Seeing as neither is proficient with that particular item, it doesn't do much good.

Lyric just made 5th level, so if you GMed it quickly you could get both on the same character -- just in the reverse order.

Does order matter?

Huh. I wonder if I could arrange to GM that somewhere in the next week...

Actually, I looked at looked at [Redacted] and Lyric cannot communicate with him. So he shouldn't go on Lyric.

I'm going to pull Lyric out.

Are you still interested in doing the scenario then with Zahra?

I was going to bring up about the Redacted bit, I'm glad Fox did though.

No, I think I'm pulling out altogether. This is one I want to save for someone who can actually use [Redacted]. I have three bards in society play. [Redacted] would be a marvelous companion for any of them, and I only have one replay available.

Sorry to hear that! Hopefully I can get you in the next game I GM, I very much enjoyed playing with you!

That's understandable.

I'm sorry guys. I don't normally care about boons except the ones that offer up these very special RP options. This is one of the few that I'd care about...

By the next time, we should have characters in the 5-6 range again.

I look forward to playing with you another time!

Yeah I understand the draw for boons of this caliber!

That leaves us with 2 open spots, shouldn't be too hard to fill!

I think we already have local players who want to play.

Thank you for considering us, and please invite us again if you have openings later!!!

Definitely!

And I'm really looking forward to the Dustpawn game. :)

I'm planning on bringing my Alchemist for this scenario. I have applied a few unassigned GM chronicles, so I will be level 8.

I'm planning on bringing my Alchemist for this scenario. I have applied a few unassigned GM chronicles, so I will be level 8.

Nice!

Will your better half be joining us? What is she going to bring?

"Hello. I am Professor Cosmo Berrythwaite, lecturer and adjunct instructor, specializing in ancient ossiriani history, legends, lore, and artifacts." The small halfling, dressed in a tweed jacket with leather patches on the elbows, wool trousers, and a doeskin fedora puffs on his pipe as he offers his hand in greeting. "I recently returned from an expedition under the patronage of Tahonikepsu, the Diamond Sage, deep into the Ossirion desert, past Sothis, beyond the far oases, wherein I rescued one of the other Jeweled Sages, a [REDACTED] named Sinuhotep. You can read about that mission in the upcoming edition of the Pathfinder Chronicles, and you can find my academic paper on the temple we explored—with yours truly listed as primary author—in the journal Ancient Ossirion."

So...

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1. The Fox — Cosmo 8
2. Sprite — Ninya 9 ?
3. Jeremy — Ranar 8
4. T. (PFS Wife) — ?
5. Sarah — Tika 7
6. Max — Hlifkom 8

I think Sarah plans to play Tika, here 7th level cavalier.

which puts us looking pretty solidly in the upper tier(best tier)!

If there is room for Max, he has a level 8 character (Hlifkom). I think she is a dwarven warpriest.

I am going to be playing Anastasia my level 5 barbarian.

Yes Max should play with us that would be so neat.

APL Calculation

45 / 6 = 7.5

The group has the choice of rounding up and playing up with no adjustment which I think makes the most sense. . . or rounding down and playing down with no adjustment.

@The Fox, have you already got a hold of Max and explained the situation and how to set up a character?

So, turns out Hilfkom is only 7. Also, if it's not too much bother, Fox, could you send me a copy of the chronicle sheet for of Kirin and Kraken? I can't find it for the life of me, though it will only change my wealth and prestige, not my level, so I'm not 100% concerned about getting it right away.

Also, is there any particular output in hero lab people us to do the current abilities ect, like Anastasia has where it lists her level, or should I just hand type it?

Also, hi guys. Looking forward to playing again!

Xiakai is level 7 for calculations. Ninya leveled up to 10 after the last scenario.

Hi Max!!

I think that Hlifkom and Xiakai might have played together before but don't recall specifically.

Looks like everyone has shown up for the game, if you want to take some time to interact with each other and get to know one another, I'm going to start this game with the briefing tomorrow morning, roughly 7 am PST.

Determing APL now

Cosmo - 8
Xiakai - 7
Tika - 7
Hlifkom - 7
Ranar - 8
Anastasia - 5

42/6 = 7 on the dot! So we play up with the four player adjustment! Should be no problem!

They probably have. She's the luck cleric, right? Was she in Thornkeep with us when Cosmo's brother (Can't remember how to spell it properly) died? I feel like she was.

Poor poor Arlo Berrythaite, died to a shadow and therein risen as a Shadow. May his name live on in his Brother's Spirit which shain't be vanquished by even the most vile hordes on Avistan.

I did play Xiakai in The Accursed Halls. She is the luck cleric - dazes and does chaos strike - not so much channeling. Not sure I recall Arlo rising as a shadow though I'm not always great at remembering the details...

Also, if it's not too much bother, Fox, could you send me a copy of the chronicle sheet for of Kirin and Kraken?

I didn't GM that one. Was that Cody or Jeremy? I don't even own that scenario.

Also, is there any particular output in hero lab people us to do the current abilities ect, like Anastasia has where it lists her level, or should I just hand type it?

There isn't. And unfortunately it is not intuitive how to put it in, because the boxes in your profile are labeled incorrectly. The only boxes that show up are Gender, Race, and Classes/Levels. Also, that is the order that they will show up in your header (even though it is not the order that they appear in your profile).

Here are the ones that I have for Cosmo.

NG Male halfling multiclass 8┃hp 54/54┃AC 17, T 17, FF 13┃CMD 13┃F +8, R +16, W +10; +2 vs fear

┃Init (+1)┃Perc (+7)┃speed 30 ft┃Acro +9, Alchemy +5, Disable Device +9, Dipl +13, Hist +18, Kn (all other) +7, Ling +7, Perf (oratory) +19, Scribe +7, Spllcrft +8, Stealth +14, UMD +10

┃Oracle Spells 2nd—4/5, 1st—7/9┃Bard Spells 1st—0/3┃Bardic Perf 10/10┃Grit 4/6┃Adaptable Luck 1/3┃Focused Trance 2/6┃lucky horseshoe 1/1┃reroll 0/1┃haste, divine favor, cler, bless, pro from evil

The separator "┃" that I use is not the normal pipe "|". The advantage of the separator that I use is that it already has spaces on both sides so counts as only one character instead of three (if you put spaces on either side of the pipe). Those fields are limited to a certain number of characters. I'm not sure how many, exactly, but it isn't enough. You can copy-paste it in where you need it.

The purpose of the header is to make things easier for both you and the GM to run the game without needing to open your profile. So you should try to keep things like hp, AC, and saves all up to date.

When you lose hp, or other resources from a pool, you can just deduct from the total up in your header. Such as

hp 49/54.

AC (18), T (18), FF (13).

You shouldn't need to make changes to your character sheet in your profile except for those changes that are permanent. But I do like to keep a spoiler block on my profile for Temporary Equipment. Items that I find on the scenario that are going to go away at the end of the session all go in there. Ability damage, drain, and other conditions should go into another spoiler block on your profile dedicated to those things.

I hope that was helpful. :)

Also, hi guys. Looking forward to playing again!

Yep! Can't wait! :)

Oh I GM'd Kirin and Kraken, you probably need me to send a chronicle to you. Hm, I can get you a copy of it tomorrow while at work but it won't be till like 1-2 pm PST.

Oh I GM'd Kirin and Kraken, you probably need me to send a chronicle to you. Hm, I can get you a copy of it tomorrow while at work but it won't be till like 1-2 pm PST.

Cosmo played in that one also. :)

Ah, for some reason I thought it was Bobby that ran it, but you're right, it definitely was Cody. And yeah, take your time getting it to me. Like I said, it won't affect my level, and I'm not looking to get any new items at the moment.

Test to see if I did this right

Looks good. I would leave the wand of CLW off of your header, just because it is permanent. You aren't going to recover charges for that. Also, all of the other stuff should be full right now.

Wp Spells 1st – 3/3┃Inq Spells 1st—3/4, 2nd 3/3┃Bane 9/9┃Blessing 4/4┃Discern Lies 5/5┃Fervor 5/5┃Gloves of Recon 10/10┃Jingasa 1/1┃Judgement 2/2┃Judgment Surge 1/1┃TmWrk Ft Change 4/4┃Touch of Law 7/7

I need to update Cosmo; his are left over from his last scenario.

Okay, so it always shows how many you have left, not how many you've used. Gotcha.

Ack!

I just realized how far behind I am in updating Cosmo. I will try to get that done tomorrow.

Mostly it is just updating chronicles/ITS and making purchases. Here are some options that he has for purchases, but he can't make all of them, so I'm looking for input: