GM Sappy's Harrowing - Heart of the Cards
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Female Skinwalker (Coldborn) 8th Level Witch (Cartomancer) w/ VMC Sorcerer (Harrowed Bloodline) HP 57/57; AC 18; T 14; FF 15 Init +3; Saves: F+7, R+8(+10), W+9[+10]; Senses: Scent ; Perception +10 [+11]; Status: +2 to Reflex (Changeable)+PfEnergy (96 pts)
In Pathfinder/D&D its called the Displacer Beast right?
=)
Male Human (Varisian) Sczarni Swindler 8 | AC 22 | HP 75/75 | Fort +5, Ref +13, Will +7 | CMB +5, CMD 21 | Init +9 | Perception +12
Seems like a good time to play The Paladin.
Female Skinwalker (Coldborn) 8th Level Witch (Cartomancer) w/ VMC Sorcerer (Harrowed Bloodline) HP 57/57; AC 18; T 14; FF 15 Init +3; Saves: F+7, R+8(+10), W+9[+10]; Senses: Scent ; Perception +10 [+11]; Status: +2 to Reflex (Changeable)+PfEnergy (96 pts)
FYI: For those who might be interested, Wayfinder #17 is out! My newest article is found on page 32.
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Cards: all the Stars cards, The Empty Throne, The Theatre, The Unicorn, The Marriage and The Twin Init +10; Senses low-light vision; Perception +16; AC 22, touch 17, flat-footed 16 hp 45/45; Fort +6, Ref +9, Will +10
Neato! :D I'll check it out!
Male Human (Varisian) Sczarni Swindler 8 | AC 22 | HP 75/75 | Fort +5, Ref +13, Will +7 | CMB +5, CMD 21 | Init +9 | Perception +12
Excuse me, but who are we waiting for, currently?
Female Skinwalker (Coldborn) 8th Level Witch (Cartomancer) w/ VMC Sorcerer (Harrowed Bloodline) HP 57/57; AC 18; T 14; FF 15 Init +3; Saves: F+7, R+8(+10), W+9[+10]; Senses: Scent ; Perception +10 [+11]; Status: +2 to Reflex (Changeable)+PfEnergy (96 pts)
Gisele I think. Are we still doing this? I'm really curious to see how this game goes!
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I was waiting for Gisele and Niklos to act, actually. And I've been going through a batch of finals so I've been slow in all of my games, for which I apologize.
Male Human (Varisian) Sczarni Swindler 8 | AC 22 | HP 75/75 | Fort +5, Ref +13, Will +7 | CMB +5, CMD 21 | Init +9 | Perception +12
I've posted a while ago, unless we moved to round two at some point. Did we? I suggest botting Gisele to keep thing going.
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Ok, I'm setting things right now, sorry again for the miscommunications.
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Basil? Gisele? Are you there?
I'll bot in 24 hours.
Female Skinwalker (Coldborn) 8th Level Witch (Cartomancer) w/ VMC Sorcerer (Harrowed Bloodline) HP 57/57; AC 18; T 14; FF 15 Init +3; Saves: F+7, R+8(+10), W+9[+10]; Senses: Scent ; Perception +10 [+11]; Status: +2 to Reflex (Changeable)+PfEnergy (96 pts)
Cards: all the Stars cards, The Empty Throne, The Theatre, The Unicorn, The Marriage and The Twin Init +10; Senses low-light vision; Perception +16; AC 22, touch 17, flat-footed 16 hp 45/45; Fort +6, Ref +9, Will +10
Im here. Didnt realize i was up. Sorry.
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Female Human (Lirgeni) Magus (Card Caster) 8; HP 55/55; AC 23 T 15 FF 19 Init +4; Senses Perception +9; Arcane Pool 9/9
Sorry life kicked in hard, I apologize for absence.
Female Skinwalker (Coldborn) 8th Level Witch (Cartomancer) w/ VMC Sorcerer (Harrowed Bloodline) HP 57/57; AC 18; T 14; FF 15 Init +3; Saves: F+7, R+8(+10), W+9[+10]; Senses: Scent ; Perception +10 [+11]; Status: +2 to Reflex (Changeable)+PfEnergy (96 pts)
New Level! Awesomeness.
Let's see now...
I will have to get back to this tonight after I consult my character progression chart I made a while back.

Male Human (Varisian) Sczarni Swindler 8 | AC 22 | HP 75/75 | Fort +5, Ref +13, Will +7 | CMB +5, CMD 21 | Init +9 | Perception +12
Yay! Unsurprisingly, I'm picking up another level of Unchained Rogue:
- +1 to Dexterity
- +9 HP (6 + 2 Con + 1 FC + 1 Toughness)
- 12 adventure skill points (8 + 3 Int + 1 from being human) and 2 background skill points, allocated as follows: +1 Acrobatics, +2 Climb, +1 Disable Device, +1 Escape Artist, +2 Intimidate, +1 Knowledge (history), +2 Perception, +2 Sense Motive, +1 Sleight of Hand, +1 Stealth
- +1 to BAB (whoo, first iterative attack!)
- +1 to Reflex saves
- Rogue Talent: Charmer (rerolls on Diplomacy checks 2/day)
The following bonuses are gained from the Automatic Bonus Progression rules at 8th level:
- Armor attunement +1/+1: Can attune with both a suit of armor and a shield at +1 enchantment bonus. Niklos doesn't use a shield, so this doesn't really do anything for me, sadly. :/
- Resistance +2: +2 resistance bonus on all saving throws
- Toughening +1: +1 enhancement bonus to natural armor
- Weapon attunement +1/+1: Can attune with two weapons at +1 enchantment bonus. Could I use this to enchant a harrow deck? That would be cool.
In addition, Niklos gains the following ability that I think the GM should know of:
Sczarni Swindler wrote: Cheat Fate (Ex): At 8th level, once per day, the Sczarni swindler can reroll any one d20 roll she has just made before the GM has revealed the result. She must take the result of the second roll, even if it is worse. That might be a bit inconvenient in PbP, at least when it comes to saves. Just be aware that I might want to reroll any catastrophic failures on that front.
Also, for some reason, I seem to have put down my Disable Device score as being three ranks higher than it actually was. Anyone have any idea why that might be? I can't recall if that is an actual bonus or what. :P

Female Skinwalker (Coldborn) 8th Level Witch (Cartomancer) w/ VMC Sorcerer (Harrowed Bloodline) HP 57/57; AC 18; T 14; FF 15 Init +3; Saves: F+7, R+8(+10), W+9[+10]; Senses: Scent ; Perception +10 [+11]; Status: +2 to Reflex (Changeable)+PfEnergy (96 pts)
- +1 Intelligence
- +7hps (+4 + 2Con +1FB)
- +6 skill points (+3 stealth, +1 Know:Planes+Arcana, +1 Spellcraft)
- +2 Background skills (+1 Know:History, +1 Prof:Harrower)
- +1BAB
- +1 Fort
- New Hex: Slumber
- New Spells inside Familiar: Charm Monster, Death Ward, Chaos Hammer(Patron Spell!)
Ok...(Sigh)
Armor attunement. (no bonus this level for me)
Resistance (I guess we just get another bonus to all our saves?)
Toughening (OK...+1 Natural Armor...I get it.)
Weapon Attunement
From my character creation:
GM Sappy wrote: You can attune to the Harrow deck, sure, as far as I'm concerned the Deadly Dealer allows you to treat it like a weapon. You can also enchant it with special abilities like any other weapon. I would also like to 'Attune' my claws...when I grow them. Is that ok? Or can I just say my 'Natural Attacks.'(Claws and Bite)
Male Human (Varisian) Sczarni Swindler 8 | AC 22 | HP 75/75 | Fort +5, Ref +13, Will +7 | CMB +5, CMD 21 | Init +9 | Perception +12
So, are Basil and Gisele having trouble leveling up, or...?
Female Human (Lirgeni) Magus (Card Caster) 8; HP 55/55; AC 23 T 15 FF 19 Init +4; Senses Perception +9; Arcane Pool 9/9
Thought i had updated. Will repost when i get home.
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Female Human (Lirgeni) Magus (Card Caster) 8; HP 55/55; AC 23 T 15 FF 19 Init +4; Senses Perception +9; Arcane Pool 9/9
New spells: Flame Arrow, Fly
2nd Weapon Attunement to Starknife
profile & headed updated to reflect bab, ac, etc
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Ok then, only Basil missing. I'll drop him a PM and move you towards the Carnival in a moment, so you can speak with Bernie. Unless something happens on the road...
Cards: all the Stars cards, The Empty Throne, The Theatre, The Unicorn, The Marriage and The Twin Init +10; Senses low-light vision; Perception +16; AC 22, touch 17, flat-footed 16 hp 45/45; Fort +6, Ref +9, Will +10
Sorry. Nearly went into a diabetic coma this last week. Ive been distracted and forgot to update my character.
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Ouch, ok, of course RL comes first. Tell me if you need a bit of a break.
Male Human (Varisian) Sczarni Swindler 8 | AC 22 | HP 75/75 | Fort +5, Ref +13, Will +7 | CMB +5, CMD 21 | Init +9 | Perception +12
Basil Stormtail wrote: Sorry. Nearly went into a diabetic coma this last week. Ive been distracted and forgot to update my character. Oh, that's awful! Of course, your health is the highest priority. Take all the time you need to get better.
Niklos Voski wrote: Also, for some reason, I seem to have put down my Disable Device score as being three ranks higher than it actually was. Anyone have any idea why that might be? I can't recall if that is an actual bonus or what. :P @GM Sappy: I figured it out: goggles of minute seeing. With that in mind, I'd like to put the rank I put into Disable Device into Knowledge (engineering) instead. Is that okay with you?
Also, just to make sure, can we attune to harrow cards and natural weapons?
Female Human (Lirgeni) Magus (Card Caster) 8; HP 55/55; AC 23 T 15 FF 19 Init +4; Senses Perception +9; Arcane Pool 9/9
I've had Gisele's harrow deck attuned since dat 1, but i cannot remember if thats base or because of weird magus rules.
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Cards: all the Stars cards, The Empty Throne, The Theatre, The Unicorn, The Marriage and The Twin Init +10; Senses low-light vision; Perception +16; AC 22, touch 17, flat-footed 16 hp 45/45; Fort +6, Ref +9, Will +10
GM Sappy wrote: Ouch, ok, of course RL comes first. Tell me if you need a bit of a break. It's mostly just my focus. Until I get my sugars down into human ranges my ability to think with clarity and remember stuff gets fuzzy. I might forget to post every once and a while. Just poke me if it seems I'm missing.
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@Niklos: Good spot. Sure, retrain.
And yes, you can attune decks if you can use them as weapons (Dealdy Dealer-like) and natural weapons. Since you are level 8, there is no reason not to attune two weapons, but next level you'll have to choose between two +1 or one +2
Male Human (Varisian) Sczarni Swindler 8 | AC 22 | HP 75/75 | Fort +5, Ref +13, Will +7 | CMB +5, CMD 21 | Init +9 | Perception +12
Okey-dokey! In that case, I'll be making my harrow cards corrosive.
Edit: No, wait. That's not how it works, is it? They'll just be +1, unless we find cards that are already enchanted... right?
Female Human (Lirgeni) Magus (Card Caster) 8; HP 55/55; AC 23 T 15 FF 19 Init +4; Senses Perception +9; Arcane Pool 9/9
Yup!
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Exactly. Then, ABP would force you to lower the bonus, but I'll just allow you to stack them (corrosive cards attuned to +1 become +1 corrosive cards)
Male Human (Varisian) Sczarni Swindler 8 | AC 22 | HP 75/75 | Fort +5, Ref +13, Will +7 | CMB +5, CMD 21 | Init +9 | Perception +12
So should my sword be a +1 keen rapier, then? I've been going by RAW until now.
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My bad, that was a house rule that I tried in another game of mine and thought "Oh, it works pretty nice, I'll add it to Heart of the Cards"... except that I didn't tell you. Ops.
Soooo... effective now?
Male Human (Varisian) Sczarni Swindler 8 | AC 22 | HP 75/75 | Fort +5, Ref +13, Will +7 | CMB +5, CMD 21 | Init +9 | Perception +12
Well, I won't argue with that. :P
Female Skinwalker (Coldborn) 8th Level Witch (Cartomancer) w/ VMC Sorcerer (Harrowed Bloodline) HP 57/57; AC 18; T 14; FF 15 Init +3; Saves: F+7, R+8(+10), W+9[+10]; Senses: Scent ; Perception +10 [+11]; Status: +2 to Reflex (Changeable)+PfEnergy (96 pts)
I'm lost again. I HATE ABP.
=(
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I agree that it looks easier than it actually is.
Basically, if you found a weapon or armor with a special property, you had to give up your attunement bonus. I'll let you stack them, so if you find/buy a flaming weapon, with your attunement bonus it would become a +1 flaming weapon.
Male Human (Varisian) Sczarni Swindler 8 | AC 22 | HP 75/75 | Fort +5, Ref +13, Will +7 | CMB +5, CMD 21 | Init +9 | Perception +12
Hello? I need some help bullying this paladin. :P
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Do you want me to be more proactive when botting? I generally don't like it, but I know that my pace can be pretty slow.
Female Skinwalker (Coldborn) 8th Level Witch (Cartomancer) w/ VMC Sorcerer (Harrowed Bloodline) HP 57/57; AC 18; T 14; FF 15 Init +3; Saves: F+7, R+8(+10), W+9[+10]; Senses: Scent ; Perception +10 [+11]; Status: +2 to Reflex (Changeable)+PfEnergy (96 pts)
I'm good either way. A slow paced game is fine as long as everybody agrees to keep going!
=)
Female Human (Lirgeni) Magus (Card Caster) 8; HP 55/55; AC 23 T 15 FF 19 Init +4; Senses Perception +9; Arcane Pool 9/9
Sorry, will get something posted during lunch break today
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Male Human (Varisian) Sczarni Swindler 8 | AC 22 | HP 75/75 | Fort +5, Ref +13, Will +7 | CMB +5, CMD 21 | Init +9 | Perception +12
This would have been a good spot for a bit of botting. I don't expect everyone to be able to post every single day, but five days of waiting is quite a lot.
Male Human (Varisian) Sczarni Swindler 8 | AC 22 | HP 75/75 | Fort +5, Ref +13, Will +7 | CMB +5, CMD 21 | Init +9 | Perception +12
Refresh my memory, if you would. Have we found anything worth selling, aside from the tokens?
Female Skinwalker (Coldborn) 8th Level Witch (Cartomancer) w/ VMC Sorcerer (Harrowed Bloodline) HP 57/57; AC 18; T 14; FF 15 Init +3; Saves: F+7, R+8(+10), W+9[+10]; Senses: Scent ; Perception +10 [+11]; Status: +2 to Reflex (Changeable)+PfEnergy (96 pts)
A few nick-nacks and small stuff.
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Off the top of my head, there are the things you took from Marzalee's bedchambers, Eliara's scimitar and... the kisses IOU.
Female Human (Lirgeni) Magus (Card Caster) 8; HP 55/55; AC 23 T 15 FF 19 Init +4; Senses Perception +9; Arcane Pool 9/9
Sorry absense, was dealing with our only warehouse worker getting fired at work (he deserved it) then got the news of the death of a close family friend. I should hopefully catch up tonight.
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Male Human (Varisian) Sczarni Swindler 8 | AC 22 | HP 75/75 | Fort +5, Ref +13, Will +7 | CMB +5, CMD 21 | Init +9 | Perception +12
@Gisele: My condolences.
@Everyone: Okay, I went through all the gameplay posts (of which there are 560!) to look for the loot...
LOOT LIST:
- Hajeck's harrow deck (who has that thing, anyways?)
- some unspecified stuff from the tengus (whazzat!?)
- Rogg's pie (mostly eaten)
- Christmas presents (already divvied up between the group)
- ticket booth money and the IOUs (already divvied up)
- the glamered scimitar (what is this thing worth?)
- six pieces of lapis worth 100 gp each
- three potions of cure serious wounds (who wants some?)
- marvelous pigments (worth 2000 gp when sold)
So yeah, not a whole lot. I didn't really think we'd have a chance to sell stuff, or I would have kept closer tabs on everything. I'll try track everything from now on. Barring any objections, I think we'll liquidate everything except the potions, once we know exactly how much everything is worth. I'll grab one of the potions, and I think Basil and Gisele should have the other two.
~
Also, as an aside, browsing through our game so far made me realise how much fun I've had. The adventure itself is a blast, and all of you are really good roleplayers. Overall, this has definitely been one of the more pleasant gaming experiences I've had here on the forums. So, you know, good on all of you! Let's keep it going, yea? ;)
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@Gisele: Sorry for your loss. Take time, if you need it.
And I'm glad you are enjoying yourselves! I'll advance gameplay asap.
Also, the tengu dropped leather armors and ordinary rapiers. Standard low-level mook stuff.
It's quite a low-loot adventure.
Male Human (Varisian) Sczarni Swindler 8 | AC 22 | HP 75/75 | Fort +5, Ref +13, Will +7 | CMB +5, CMD 21 | Init +9 | Perception +12
Okay, with that we should be up to 2645 gp.
How much is the glamered scimitar worth?
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4315 gp, so selling at half price means 2158, for a total of 4803 gp for you to spend.
Male Human (Varisian) Sczarni Swindler 8 | AC 22 | HP 75/75 | Fort +5, Ref +13, Will +7 | CMB +5, CMD 21 | Init +9 | Perception +12
Very well. That'll be 1200 gp, 7 sp, and 5 cp per head. I think I'll go for a quick runner's shirt, unless we want to pool our resources for something more expensive.
...and assuming that the shirt is available, of course.
Female Skinwalker (Coldborn) 8th Level Witch (Cartomancer) w/ VMC Sorcerer (Harrowed Bloodline) HP 57/57; AC 18; T 14; FF 15 Init +3; Saves: F+7, R+8(+10), W+9[+10]; Senses: Scent ; Perception +10 [+11]; Status: +2 to Reflex (Changeable)+PfEnergy (96 pts)
I could do some Boots of the Cat? That's just 1000gp.
Male Human (Varisian) Sczarni Swindler 8 | AC 22 | HP 75/75 | Fort +5, Ref +13, Will +7 | CMB +5, CMD 21 | Init +9 | Perception +12
Yeah, sure. Let's just divvy up the cash and everyone can buy whatever they want. I can't really find anything cool we could purchase together...
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