GM Rinaldo's Eyes of the Ten 2018 (Inactive)

Game Master The Great Rinaldo!

Things going on today, not sure when or even if I will be able to post. It may be tomorrow before you hear from me.

Today I'm catching up at work for the time off I had to take yesterday. I plan to post this evening after work, then things should be back to normal tomorrow. *crossing fingers*

Luisila, let me know what you were wanting to have purchased for you, and I will let you know if they can get it.

Highest priority would be the wand of stoneskin (5 charges) @ 2520gp

Then wand of CMW (9 charges) 810gp

And finally wand of bull’s strength (12 charges) 1080gp

So I have a bit of a "realism vs game" issue here. Because they are on your chronicle, you have access to them. However, they represent things you acquired in your past adventures that you can purchase from the society "quartermaster". I'm going to say that you can't get them right now (especially since I can't see you giving over 4,000gp to a servant you've never met and expecting to see them ever again ...) but as soon as there is actual "down time" you can have them sent over from the Grand Lodge.

Testing ... testing ... is posting working yet?

Sort of, hit or miss. I'll get an update posted once it seems to be stable ...

Progress!

Where can we find our Faction Missions?

GM Rinaldo, are you able to tell us anything about the properties of the Pale Maiden?

Luisila rolled a 29 on her Spellcraft check >Here<, with the addition of Marta’s heroism in the post below, that 29 would become a 31.

faction missions are here

Are we *really* back up? Going to try posting and see what happens ... if this works, I will try to get games going again some time today.

If we have Myrrdon raised/resurrected, will we need to wait a day anyway, or continue through the night? Fendahl is not totally tapped out, but has spent his better spells.

Also, I am assuming it was already late in the evening when these events occurred.

Yeah, I was thinking the same, that it was like dawn o’clock at least what with the after-dinner talespinning + 2 fights + investigation + fetching a priest + resurrecting Myrdon.

Luisila is pretty much tapped out of spells, and I was thinking she would at least get her 3am spells back (not necessarily getting a sleep though) before tackling the Maze of the Open Road.

The worst part is that you lose the flow of things and have to reread so much just to figure out what's going on in all the games. Normally I'm playing just enough games to be able to keep on top of them all and have fun, but with these interruptions it is really hard to remember what's going on in each of them.

Did we get more info on the Pale Maiden? Would it be something we should equip ourselves with?

Quick recap:
You arrived at the lodge in the early afternoon, met Eliza, Osprey, and Adril, then had a few hours to yourselves.

In the early evening, you gathered in the great hall for the Talespinning, which was to be followed by a banquet. The event was interrupted by the Red Raven and company attacking.

After the assault was repelled, you questioned Adril's corpse then began looking around the Lodge. This took a couple of hours, during which time a servant was sent into town and returned with a priest.

It is mid-evening, with the sun starting to set. While the banquet did not happen, you have had plenty of opportunity to get food from the kitchen. Whether you press on after the Red Raven tonight or rest and set out in the morning is something for you all to discuss.

Myrddon is now alive; having spent the cost for Resurrection, he is at full health and has all of his spells. Myrddon, did you also pay for the Restoration to remove the negative level?

The Pale Maiden is a +3 longsword with the abilities of a luck blade (without the wishes). It is also a relic of the Society, and Eliza has placed it in a secure vault now that it has been recovered from Cale the Calistrian.

Luisila, while you don't have to sleep to recover spells, if you set out after 3am without sleeping, I would impose fatigue penalties, as you have all been up since early in the morning for travelling.

Yup, forget to mention that. So that is 16pp for the resurrection (half of the usual 32pp due to the Boon from that scenario), and another 4pp for the restoration.

More recap, since this information is strewn across pages of posts from several weeks of real time:

Since questioning Hestram, one or more of you has inspected the following areas:
* Hestram's room
* the hallway and balcony
* the training hall
* the conference room

Eliza and Osprey have been in conference in her quarters while you investigate.

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For convenience, here are the results of your interrogations so far:

Cale the Calistrian:
"The Red Raven has a secret cavern base elsewhere in Galt, under the estate of his secret identity, Aric of Halvon. We were sent here by the Revolutionary Guard to enact justice on the vile murderer of Teppin Montrose, your so-called "venture-captain" Adril Hestram, and make sure your Pathfinder Society knew what it means to harbor such villains. As to escape, my intent was to teleport away if things got out of hand. No, I carry no poisons."

The corpse of Adril Hestram:
"Teppin Montrose? The rich Galtan? No, I did not kill him. I was barely aware of him. The person you spoke to was either mistaken, or able to avoid your magic."

"I have never met this Red Raven. I know of no reason for him to make such an accusation."

"I have never heard of Aric of Halvon."

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And finally, what Eliza said to you:

“The Red Raven struck at Adril Hestram for a reason. The truth is that we have suspected Hestram of treachery against the Pathfinder Society for months. The Decemvirate asked me to investigate personally. The Talespinning was not a prelude to Adril’s promotion, but rather a test of his loyalty. A test which he appears to have failed.”

She sighs and continues. “Osprey has determined that the attackers that escaped fled into the hedge maze that sits behind the lodge. The Lodge’s books call it the Maze of the Open Road, and my own investigations reveal that it contains portals that connect to sites all over Golarion. It’s been here for centuries, and it’s extremely dangerous. I’ve been spending most of my time worrying about the rare curious citizen who sneaks onto the grounds and wanders in, but I wonder if I shouldn’t have been more concerned with what might come out.

“Before you follow the Red Raven into the Maze of the Open Road, we should investigate the scene of the crime and see what can be learned. There’s no telling where the Raven wandered off to inside the Maze. If you’re to follow him, you’d best do so with as much information as possible.”

Luisila, while you don't have to sleep to recover spells, if you set out after 3am without sleeping, I would impose fatigue penalties, as you have all been up since early in the morning for travelling.

Copy that. Makes sense : )

Please forgive the lapse in posting.

@Fendahl and Luisilia: What are our plans regarding the Kathari Fragment? I assume it's around the Manor, and am concerned our window of opportunity to find it may be limited.

They found the fragment and read something and summoned a nasty.

Serves me right for posting the question before catching up. Bug'rit...bugr'it...millennium hand and shrimp....

But if you happen to have a rust monster in your haversack, we might be able to collect the resulting dust and form it back into a tablet. Fendahl has suggested Vlad may want to move back.

Seconds ahead of you there, chief.

Yep :)

Won't be able to post anything meaningful for about 12 hours.

Thinking it might be 'ant time' again, bug out of the room until Marta and some adamantine judgement arrives.

Thoughts or other ideas welcome!

Why do you need lesser resto? No one took any ability damage and no one is suffering from fatigue...

Oh, I thought you said you were going to start applying fatigue penalties to us if we didn’t rest now?

Luisila, how many open spell slots are you planning to fill? Minimum time is 15 minutes, but could be longer if it is a lot.

I think we should get underway ASAP, so for the moment I am going to leave the slots marked OPEN under her Offense spoiler as open.

No, I said that if you waited until Luisila's spell-reset in the middle of the night, I would start applying penalties.

Before I figure out whether Marta needs to cast anything, how long has passed since the first battle?

Since the initial attack by the Red Raven it has been about 3 hours, including the time it took to send for a priest to raise Myrdon.

Red Raven, Red Raven,
Let Maeven come...aven....

Hello fellows,

I am on vacation for the next 5 weeks (until the last week in October) and will have limited access to the internet.

I hope (and want) to drop in from time to time, but I will be in no way reliable.

I am happy for Fendahl to run Luisila and will accept any consequences good or bad.

Any dramas with this, please give me a yell, GM Rinaldo!

Sounds good. Does Fendahl have everything necessary to handle running Luisila?

I think so. Or enough:)

Thank-you, both.

Luisila charges forward on her tiptoes with her eyes closed while singing "Here monsters...monsters...monsters. Come out come out wherever you are."

Oops was I supposed to post that in gameplay? :)

How's everyone like my personal Hex-tracking slide? :)

I'd also like to note my appreciation for our "companion" line-up:

BIG CAT!
HUUUGE bird!
Tiny...DRAGON?!?

How's everyone like my personal Hex-tracking slide? :)

Where?

Slide #6, can't you see it?

I see. I had to scroll down. It was a little hard to read so I changed the colors and bolded a few of them. What does it mean when it says healing under a character?

My Healing Hex, of course.

I was wondering who created that and why. The background art is lovely, but busy, so I faded it a bit to make the relevant part more readable.

Is the "9" on Vladek and Qadathra the Lucky Number spell?

Is the "9" on Vladek and Qadathra the Lucky Number spell?

Correct.

Ha ha!

I see someone is having fun running Luisila ; )

Her avatar is a female half-elf wizard from the Second Darkness AP if that helps, Aarvid.

Sorry folks, I'm putting out fires at work this morning. I'll update as soon as I have time to breathe. ;-)

So there is a strong chance I will have to travel for business this week (last minute changes). If this happens I will post as best I can from the hotel.

I will be back for a week and then go back again the week of 10/22.

Wasn't feeling well today and spend much of the day in bed. I expect to be posting tomorrow.

I hope you are feeling better, GM. Get rest and take care of yourself.

I will be on retreat this weekend until Sunday afternoon. Posts will be sporadic.

I will then fly out Monday night for business travel until Friday night. I will post at night as available from hotel.

I'll be away this weekend on a hiking trip. Would only be on mobile and signal would like be iffy so not likely to post. Please bot Myrdon and Aegis however appropriate. Aegis and the Azata will continue attacking. (Sorry forgot to move Myrdon's token earlier.) Myrdon will likely cast the boneshatter this turn so can use his rolls from the earlier post.

Have a great time, Myrdon!

I am travelling pretty extensively until Monday night GMRT (GM Rinaldo Time), with limited internet access.

Please bot Luisila until then -- shooting arrows or healing as appropriate.

So I went back and checked; that combat was 7 full rounds, and took nearly a full month to play out - I rolled initiative on September 25. *WHEW*

Make sure to read back through old posts to remind yourselves of what's going on in the plot as you resume non-combat play time. :-)