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For the curious, the rule I forgot, emphasis added:
Onset: Some afflictions have a variable amount of time before they set in. Creatures that come in contact with an affliction with an onset time must make a saving throw immediately. Success means that the affliction is avoided and no further saving throws must be made. Failure means that the creature has contracted the affliction and must begin making additional saves after the onset period has elapsed. The affliction’s effect does not occur until after the onset period has elapsed and then only if further saving throws are failed.
What may be an odd question, but... Did the pestilenzi demons that came out of the fountains have left hands? Are they pretty much the same as the ones we fought before we found the fountain?
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For the curious, the rule I forgot, emphasis added:
Onset: Some afflictions have a variable amount of time before they set in. Creatures that come in contact with an affliction with an onset time must make a saving throw immediately. Success means that the affliction is avoided and no further saving throws must be made. Failure means that the creature has contracted the affliction and must begin making additional saves after the onset period has elapsed. The affliction’s effect does not occur until after the onset period has elapsed and then only if further saving throws are failed.
Which makes that quick little remove sickness spell that Adelie casually threw out there even more impress. Great first showing, Adelie. Unambiguously saving another PC right out of the gate!
That is a sweet little spell. It stacks with antiplague as well. I'll have to add it to my potion line up when we restock.
These pestilenzi have their hands. Only the corpses of the monks of Sarenrae (animate and inanimate) lack their left hands.
Thanks, Tragershen! I'm awfully new to all this, so the encouragement is very appreciated. I'm glad that coin flip earlier landed on Tal!
Thank you all for allowing me to join you. And don't worry, I'm sure I'll be able to disappoint you soon. ;)
Adelie, I for one am appreciative of your efforts. :D
Adelie, I for one am appreciative of your efforts. :D
Seconded! I try to be extra careful when a PC's life is on the line, am always happy for corrections. And sorry again, Tal! I really thought you were toast. On to the next challenge!
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I prefer being nearly dead than nearly saved. ;)
Aurora, I did offer you antiplague and vermin repellent back here.. I don't think it matters for that roll, but I will gladly mark them off if you want them up for any upcoming encounters.
So he did!
Aurora has her own vermin repellent she can use, but I'll take the antiplague then.
I suspect that this might be Yaza and some minions coming. She must know that we were here because of her spy eyes. The last one that I didn't get a chance to take down was probably overlooking those stables we were fighting in.
That's why I'm trying to gauge how far the horses are. If they are still downstairs, I might be able to use the eye that I just got off of the fountain room wall to see who is passing through the stables.
Not a bad thought, Tragershen... do you peer through the eye?
Not a bad thought, Tragershen... do you peer through the eye?
Oops! I looked at and posted in the play thread before checking the ooc thread! So, yes, please. I'd like to check the eye. :)
Adelie: our game's policy on third party content is generally "no" but you may feel free to ask like you did on the positive energy elementals. I noticed that these elementals are from the same publisher as Rappan Athuk, but even with that in mind, I'd rather not let them in.
Everyone, and it's a good illustration of the perils of third party material: I'm wrestling with a broken bit in Rappan Athuk itself this morning. The acolytes are clerics with the "Disciple of Orcus" special class from the book. They have a very powerful feature in their statblock that is not in the class description ("Death's Embrace" even though they are not yet 8th level clerics).
Again, there's nothing in the class that says they should get Death's Embrace early; but every single Disciple of Orcus in the book gets "Death's Embrace" in the Defenses section of its statblock.
Possible solutions:
1 Roll with it, this is a tough book, we can assume it's intentional and specific overrides general
2 Scrub it out, could have been a mistake
3 Adjust the power to be more in line with a low-level cleric power, tampering with written rules is no crime
4 Flip a coin between 1 and 2
Any thoughts?
I'm also considering asking Frog God, apparently they keep an active Discord server
I'd lean towards 1, given the publisher. But if you can ask them directly, you may as well.
I've asked the Frog God, will let you know what they say!
Speaking of discord, a channel for this group could be fun. Also handy in case of another Paizo meltdown.
Earth elementals, then, if Adelie can choose! :)
I also think a discord channel might be fun.
Discord is fun, but I'm leery of asking y'all to download a program to run in parallel with the forum space. It might be fun, but do we need it?
Still no ribbits from the FRAWGAWD.
I suspect many of us have discord already, though I understand where you're coming from.
May the Froghemoth speak soon!
In related news, I now have three 5e supplements from them. Fifth Edition Foes, Tome of Horrors 5E, and Book of Lost Spells. A little light reading!
First opinion from the Frog discord is a publisher (but not the Frog Gods), saying essentially "decide which way you want to do it, and do it."
Sigh. Will do so, soon!
It sounds like maybe a cut and paste error, or a translation between editions error. But if you want to roll with it, we'll just have to wipe them out quickly!
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I thought of edition clash, too, but channeling is mostly a pathfinder thing. I can't find a similar power in 3.5 or 2e. Oh well.
I'm going to rule that the line is an error in the statblocks. Otherwise you'd be fighting 8d6 AOE a turn (if all managed to launch a channel) that would also heal the clerics. No offense, but that sounds wipe-ish to me.
We bow (gratefully) to your decision!
This fight is gonna be tough without that ability! But, all’s fair in love and Rappan Athuk.
This fight is gonna be tough without that ability! But, all’s fair in love and Rappan Athuk.
I'm going to save this for when I need it...
Ah, Death's Embrace... it was fun to unleash an Urgathoan cleric with that on my party in a game I run.
As for Discord, I too have it installed, but I'm not sure a group server would see much use outside another Paizo forum meltdown and/or spamming memes.
That wasn't much help from them.
And fair decision! I didn't realise how deadly that would be.
A heads up. My phone is currently dead (loose connector), so I'll be slower to respond than usual. Hopefully back to working order tomorrow.
I may be without internet for all or some of this weekend. It's unlikely, though, and I'll still have my phone, so I doubt my posting will be interrupted.
I have a working phone again! Once it charges. ;)
I have a slight preference OOC for shanking Yaza, but I won't object to a truce!
OOC, I share that slight preference! In character, Adelie has no clue what's going on and would probably love to stop fighting.
You all do what you think is best!
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This particular fallen elf would be keen for his companions to get his corporeal form the hell out of this place. So to speak!
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I'm proud of you all! Sturdily fought!
I'll have some in-story gifts for the party soon. Here's something to look forward to:
You've earned level six. I will let you level properly when you next sleep, but you may start planning now.
Oh, level six, delight of martials!
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We could press on if everyone wants. I won't be of too much help, but I have some scrolls, some cantrips and I can help flank and aid another.
I don't know if waiting would make clearing this level any easier now that the fountain is shut down.
We do need to make sure we get down to that stable though. I think there is a spy eye posted there. If we collect it and the one that is probably on Yaza (or one of her minions), we can sell it as a set!
And Anzath, didn't your mama ever tell you never fall in love with an adventurer with a 10 constitution? ;)
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Anzath never met her mama :(
I say we hightail it outta here. Not that the surface is any friendlier.
Aurora's out of channels and running low on spells, so I say grab the stable spy eye and then hightail it out of here for a rest.
Eye, then split.
And I think it is safe to assume we do a general looting of the enemies from this protracted melee. We'll carry out Yaza if we think that's what it will take to keep her from coming back again.
Anzath was told to burn her to ashes and spread her ashes out to sea. That’s what she intends on doing.
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The dwarf kicks the elf, lying lazily aloft.
can't help but think of this.
I am at a loss for the right word for that. Amazing? Disturbing? Random? It raises a lot of questions, the foremost of which is "how did you ever come across this?"
Everything is Terrible! Has loosish affiliations with MeowWolf, a big thing here in Santa Fe and my partner's employer. They performed here a while back, a show they called Hail Satan! I've never laughed so hard in my life. Plenty of Satanic Panic/D&D references. A donation of 20 something copies of Jerry was made by the audience.
Sounds like a youtube rabbit hole I need to plunge down! Thanks for the tip!