GM Harker's PFS Season 4 Campaign

Game Master Justin L. Warren

I've run out of time this afternoon, so I'll post later tonight when I have more time, botting Quiella if necessary.

I'll definitely chip in for a heal spell for Mel, and probably start carrying a scroll of it after this. Feeblemind is a brutal spell. It's a go-to for my cartomancer witch.

I appreciate the offers, but I'll be OK. I've been spending my pp, so I'll never have enough for a rez . Paying 2PP to be healed is fine.

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The website has been down for me until now, when I have no time to update. I'll move to the next round later tonight or early tomorrow.

It has been quite unstable this last week, specially at (my) nights :/

Site's been dodgy as all get-out lately, and always when I'm available. It's up right now, but it's quarter to three in the morning. I'll keep trying tomorrow, but if you're waiting on me, don't. I haven't been able to get more than a few minutes of working site time a day for over a week now

For those of you who are regulars in the campaign, there is the next PbP Gameday coming up. It does not start until August 25th, which is far too long to wait until we play again. The next scenario planned for the campaign is 4-23 Rivalry's End, which I believe we can get done quickly if everyone can post regularly in the next two months, then proceed into a scenario for the Gameday (probably would be 4-16 The Fabric of Reality).

So, is everyone on board on posting on a regular basis for the next two months to finish a scenario before the Gameday? If you're going on vacation or will not be able to post for weeks at a time now is the time to tell us. If everyone is going to be busy or don't think they will have enough time then we'll just skip this Gameday.

Regardless, I would ask if everyone who has been a little slow could speed up their posting frequency in general as well as let us know in advance when you're going to gone. We're past the half way point now in regards to scenarios, so we can finish the campaign with the proper commitment.

I will be a couple days in hospital this July and spend two weeks on holidays abroad in August.

For the rest I can keep up with my posting pace.

I should be able to maintain at least this posting pace for the most part, but I know I'll be on vacation for a week in August and I'm not sure how often I'll post then.

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No planned outage for me. I'll keep up.

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I can post more regularly.

Okay, the session has been reported and Chronicle sheets have been sent to your emails. As always, let me know if there are any issues.

Sarsczek/Debug, thanks again for joining us. It was a pleasure to have you aboard. If another slot opens again, I'll be sure to PM you, but I'm sure we'll be seeing you around the boards.

Everyone else, I'll be starting 4-23 Rivalry's End on Wednesday June 21st. Usually I'd go longer between scenarios especially when the majority needs to level up, but I'd like to get started ASAP so we can complete it by the time the next PbP Gameday begins.

After Rivalry's End, we'll be playing 4-16 The Fabric of Reality as part of the Gameday. I'll register the table sometime next week.

Thanks for running again, Harker. And thanks for the sheets.

I am thinking skill focus: diplomacy for Quiella. I had noticed that she was failing some diplomacy checks while taking 10.

I think she'll also pick up a Headband of Charisma, a Ring of Protection +1 (I know I said I was going to wait to afford a +2, but I changed my mind), and a mulberry cracked ioun Stone for diplomacy. Next chronicle she'll pick up a pink and green cracked one for use magic device.

Between skill ranks, headband, stone, and skill focus, that brings her up to a +18 in Diplomacy; or DC28 when taking 10.

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Open questions (that I'll take advice on) for her 3rd level Revelation, should Quiella take Channel Energy (as a Cleric of her Oracle level, 1 + CHA times a day) or Energy Body? I like Channel Energy because it makes Quiella even more of a healing *machine*, but Energy Body also has healing applications and let's her get extra healing in at a low action-economy cost. On the other hand, with a move speed of 15 feet Quiella will be relying more on Energy body to give herself a heal as a move action, or on allies to proactively move through her square. Unless the injured party member is in the space right next to her, Quiella probably can't move through them with a single move action.

She'll be taking Oracle levels from here on out, and increasing her Charisma by 1 at level 8.

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Channel Energy is incredibly powerful, specially in combination with Selective Channeling and Fey Foundling.

Looking at how to level Vailis, thanks a lot for the game and see you soon Sarsczek, I hope we play again soon!

What are all the applications you're thinking of for Channel Energy?

Also, Quiella can now life link with 3 people. I'm open to alternative arrangements, but I'm thinking Mel, Valik, Vailis, as our most often injured party members.

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Life Oracle channel healing alone makes for the best game healer in the game, but ok, I did not notice you are multiclassed :D

Ok Energy Body will last for only 3 rounds and Channels only heal 2d6, not great, but I would still prefer the channels for out of combat I guess.

Cost question: amulet of mighty fist with holy property. No "unarmed boost"?

8K?

I hope you all enjoyed Sarsczek, I always enjoy dusting off his character sheet for another round of antics. Thanks for running GM Harker and I'm sure I'll see you all around on the boards. I'll be GMing Solstice Scar when that starts up so maybe you'll be at my table...

*cue evil laugh*

Since Amulet prices appear to be double that for weapons, it looks like a Holy Amulet of Mighty Fists without an enhancement bonus costs 16000gp.

Mel has been deeply affected by that feeblemind spell, beyond what the heal spell could cure (role playing). He is looking closely at the ring of counterspells. However, he cannot cast feeblemind into it himself. Is that something he can pay for (another 2PP?) as well, or does he have to be lucky enough to have a party member cast it?

Mel:
Yes, you can have an NPC place Feeblemind into a ring of counterspells. It is not one of the spells you can use PP for, however, so it'll cost you 450gp to have the spell cast into the ring.

I enjoyed playing with Sarsczek, and I'm sorry Mel got feebleminded. :P Ophelia's going to buy a scroll of heal for 1,650 gp. She'll need to make a DC 12 caster level check to cast it, but Her 7th-level feat will be Eerie Sense, from Inner Sea Gods:

Prerequisites: Ability to cast detect undead or detect evil as a spell or spell-like ability, worshiper of Pharasma.

Benefit: At the beginning of your turn each round, if you are within 60 feet of an undead creature or a haunt, you get a chill down your spine and instinctively sense that something eerie is very near. This sense does not alert you to the direction of the undead or haunt. Anything that can block detect undead can likewise block this sense.

I'll go over everything else tomorrow, figure out where I want to put skill points and if I want to buy anything more.

Nice feat, Ophelia. That should come in handy. :-)

I think Quiella's next feat will probably come from Inner Sea World Guide. There's some cool themey ones in there.

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OK, I said Mel is deeply affected, so he's going to have to do the feeblemind thing. However, he does not have quite enough money, so he will have to sell two things to make up the difference.

Selling:
* scroll of true strike (from sheet 10)
* scroll of resist energy (fire) (from sheet 18)

Buying:
* Ring of counterspells (4000)
* Feeblemind cast into ring (450)

Mel, just remember you only get half price for selling items.

Ophelia, I'll do my best to remember you have that Feat, but a reminder from time to time would be helpful. I would also suggest placing it in your status line (if you have room) as an additional memory aid for me.

Is Hellknight's Feast on our list of scenarios to play?

No, but I'm told it connects to some of Blakros scenarios we've played.

Okay I have a few options I'd like to run by everyone.

First, Frostfur just became large. Is that going to pose a huge issue or are there things I need to plan to make life easier on all of us? In addition to becoming large, I am spending my feat on Boon Companion which means she is now a force. HP 57ish. Bite is now a +12 with 1d8+10 plus the trip roll. So..um..yeah expect me to send her into combat more. I am perhaps planning on doing some armor things to her to keep her up more and because I am using her more spending gold on her keeps me from being making everything a bit of a pin cushion.

Second major thing--I get level 2 spells. I have a couple to mull over as I only get 1, unless I happen to boost my wisdom up.

Cat's Grace--+4 to Dex, which is always nice, lasts 1 min/level and I am a CL 6

Hunter's Eye--Sharpening your perceptive abilities and tuning them against obfuscating effects, hunter’s eye greatly enhances your senses against the target creature. You gain the ability to perceive the target when it is invisible or ethereal as though using the see invisibility spell, and receive a +20 competence bonus on Perception checks to locate the target.

You ignore concealment provided by fog or mist, blur, displacement, invisibility, and similar effects affecting the target, but not concealment provided by darkness. This spell provides no benefits to your allies and no benefits against creatures other than the target.

Does that seem to mimic the Imp Precise shot or does it augment it making me the dead eye who can see exactly which target is the real not ignore the displacement or blurred target? I think its the latter but I wanted to make sure I am on the same page. Would it also allow me to see the right mirror image?

ETA: Okay I think I have myself confused. I have a +1 Darkwood Composite Longbow. I want to add Holy which is 8k right, or do I add something because technically I am making it a +3 equivalent bow?

Halkale:
Hunter's Eye only works for one target, so keep that in mind. Your Feat already allows you to ignore concealment, so that spell only really helps if you suspect an enemy is going to go invisible or ethereal. If it's invisible already, you can't target it because you can't see it.

Also, the bonus from Cat's Grace doesn't stack with your Dex belt, so it only incteases your Dex by 2 points instead of 4.

Adding Holy to your bow will make it the equivalent of a +3 weapon and will cost the same as upgrading it to a +3 weapon.

So 16k. Oof, misfigured that.

So neither of those spells is good. meh, back to the drawing board.

Oh, good to know about Halkale's dex belt and cats grace. I had imagined that at lest some of the time I would cast it on Halkale instead of Mel. Not that I have ever done that. Apparently Mel is selfish as well as impulsive :P That doggie is awesome, though.

There's not much on the level 2 ranger spell list to make you a better Archer, but there's some other good stuff. Shield companion is nice if you're sending Frostfur into combat more often, for instance. The one that lets you roll critical damage dice twice and take the higher roll is kind of neat.

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This may sound odd, GM, but I can't find my Rise of the Goblin Guild Chronicle Sheet in my email anywhere. Could you resend it?

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Quiella, I re-sent it.

Halkale is done but didn't do much other than level and buy arrows.

So I bought 100 cold iron arrows. 80 of them stay that way and I blanched another 20 in adamantite salts, giving me 25ish based on usage against the golems.

I purchased a large chain shirt for Frostfur. I want to verify a few things and make sure everything is in order before I update everything tomorrow.

Frostfur now has 23 AC and 57 HP and is size large, to give you an idea of what we are dealing with. Hopefully it's not going to be too much trouble in our game.

Should be good to have another meatshield in the party. :)

In light of that, let's say Quiella has Life Link on Valik, Mel, and Frostfur.

Although I'll be the first to admit I'm not an expert on the rules for animal companions, but I believe Frostfur will need the Light Armor Proficiency Feat to wear Chain Mail without a penalty.

All updated; I'll get a post in gameplay now. Put a link to Eerie Sense in my statline.

Yes, GM, she used that feat on the level up. I am finalizing now and should be updated by the end of the night (Central time)

Halkale is ready and updated.

Level up:
Added skill ranks to Perception, Survival, Handle Animal (although probably the last one since I am now +8) Knowledge Nature, Stealth, Knowledge Dungeoneering, Survival and Heal (I might be missing one)

Bought 100 Cold Iron arrows, blanched 30 of them to Adamantite, my arrow list is a mess, suffice to say I am carrying A LOT of arrows, Efficient quiver for the win. After this scenario I think I am going to redo all the arrows so they don't look like I have 80 different kind...only 20. ;)

Feat is Boon Companion. Spells are listed, they may change day to day.

Frostfur changes
She became Large.
She actually became a she on my character sheet (oops)
Bought her a Large Chain Shirt, I probably need to subtract some more gold for customizing it to fit her or is that included in price?
She added a feat Armor Prof Light armor
She added a trick Come
Skills Perception, Stealth and Acrobatics

As long as we don't have long ladder climbs I think we'll be okay. But large..um..yeah.

You may have noticed I removed the effects from my line and added some Frostfur data, since you'll be attacking her now more often, HP and AC. Please let me know if you want anything more, but she has her own section on my profile.

The cost is included in the chart about armor for unusual creatures.

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Yep I need to subtract some gold.

I ran out of time to update right now, but I'll move us forward later tonight or tomorrow.

I'm a bit busy with the July 4th holiday, probably won't be able to update until the 5th.

Party on dudes and be excellent to each other!

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Thanks for the reminders of your special Feats, it makes them much harder to forget.

I've been at a convention all weekend and the fatigue/con-flu is still kicking my butt on Wednesday. I'm very sorry for my silence. I'm just tired all the time and finding it hard to focus on anything.

Ophelia, it's been three weeks since you've posted last in gameplay without any notice that you'll be gone. Regardless of whatever happened last weekend, I would like to see more activity from you in general. As we near the end of the campaign, the combats are going to keep getting longer and more consistent posting will make things easier for everyone.

Let me know if you want to heal the dexterity damage and how you're going to access the secret door in the spider room with all the webs blocking the way.

Ophelia has some spells and scrolls that might help with the Dex damage. To keep things moving, you might want to talk it out to decide who needs help the most with the Dex Damage. Remember, the loss of the Dex affects initiative, AC, Reflex saves, and attacks if you are ranged and/or use Weapon Finesse.