OMB's Masks of the Living God Module (PFS) (Inactive)

Game Master James Martin

Jesus Christ. Somehow Soran is all jacked up. I'm missing his loot tracking log and his XP is off somehow. I'm in the process of figuring out his loot log and appropriate level now, but I think he's supposed to be level 5. I should have it done by tomorrow. I tore all of my shelves and folders apart looking for his stuff and I can't find it anywhere.

Just a quick heads up. My posting may be scarce over the next few days. I'm moving into a new place (hopefully, fingers crossed) tomorrow, I just got made a Venture Agent in an area where my Venture Captain is two hours away and my closest Venture Lieutenant is forty five minutes away, and also trying to kick this cold that decided to come out of nowhere. I'll still be checking the boards close to twice a day if possible, though. I just wanted to let you guys know not to worry if I miss a post for a day or two.

GM, I'm still trying to get the time to fix up Soran. With everything going on I haven't had a chance to sit down and do all the math and make sure he's good to go. Don't worry, I'm not backing out. Just give me a bit more time?

Fair enough. We're in a travelling part, and the combats aren't terribly taxing. I think you've got time.

Good luck with the move, Soran, and congrats on the Venture Agent role! Thanks for taking on the load of making PFS happen for others, it means a lot.

One thing we may need Soran for in the near future is some tracking, as we try to figure out the fire pit and the graves - perhaps we'll just roll for you on that?

So, as I was auditing Soran, I realized: Soran is level 6. While that doesn't kick him out of this adventure, it does seriously boost him. He gets trap finding, many shot, bleeding attack, two attacks a round, and has quite a few new toys.

His purchases haven't been done in a while either, so here is what he's getting new:
Efficient Quiver
Sleep Arrow-5
+1 Corrosive Arrows-10
+1 Shock Arrows-10
+1 Shadow Studded Leather Armor (from WBG2 Chronicle Sheet)
Potion of Haste

I'm finishing up updating his character sheet now.

I'll be taking a break with the family Dec 18-22. I should have time to post, but I hear the internet is intermittent where we'll be. Will post as I'm able.

Happy holidays everyone! May your season be filled with joy, love, and companionship.

Likewise! It's a sunny, beautiful Christmas Eve morning where I am in the San Francisco Bay Area! Catching my breath before the onslaught of family.

Yep, it's a nice, 80 degree, sunny Christmas Eve here in Florida.

Happy holidays all!

happy new year to all of you. May the dice be kind to you in 2017!

Likewise, Happy New Year to all!

Also wanted to take a moment to thank James Martin for stepping up and keeping this game going for us!

^^Yes. You have been amazing with the time and effort you have put in for us! It is very much appreciated!

Yes, happy new year everyone. May your dice not try to kill you in 2017!

You know, I was just looking through the discussion thread and realized that not only have I been with yall for over a year now, but I had forgotten that yall started six months before that!
That is one hell of a streak for these boards.. And would not have been possible without the efforts of Our Amazing Benefactor, of course.

This group Rocks!!

Agreed on all fronts, Mika! I've got a couple of games that have been going for four years now, but not in PFS and not with the reliability of this one.

If it works to attack the dragon from range, Fera can use Divine Bond to enhance his bow and, with smite, actually be pretty effective with it, since he does extra damage and ignores DR.

Shall we try that, as we discussed?

one of my kids got sick yesterday so i am dealing with that. will post later today. apologies.

hope they feel better soon!!! Sick kids are no fun at all :-(

Hey all, I was without wifi for a while there. I switched providers and they told me there wouldn't be a lapse in service... Then I got a lapse in service because they had to run cable to my block. I'm getting everything updated now.

Glad you're back!!

Glad you're back!!

Ditto!

I will be away at a con Friday PM until Monday, and posting will probably not happen. Then, over the next few weeks, I will be on some extensive work trips, which wrap up on March 19. I should still be able to post most days, but my schedule will be a bit erratic.

Let us know if you think you'll be gone for more than a day on your trips. Do I have your permission to GMPC you or would you like another player to take you over if it seems like you're gone for a while?

I'll try to let you know - some days I'll be on some very long flights (Guam is a loooong way from SF) so may be unable to post even that much.

But I'm fine with you DMPC'ing Fera. I am trying to hold on to at least 2 uses of LoH, so I can convert them into a smite for whatever is waiting at the end of this thing, but other than that, he'll do what he usually does.

You're almost there! This room is the penultimate room...

Good luck and safe travels, Fera!
Are you stopping in Guam, or just passing though? I really enjoyed stopping in there when I was in the Navy. I wouldn't want to be stationed there, but it was a nice break for a week!!

Thanks, Mika! I'll actually be spending a few days on Saipan, then a few days on Guam before heading home. I do a fair bit of work out there, and usually travel there for at least a week or two, since it's such a haul to get there. Then, in the beginning of March, I go to American Samoa - almost as far, but in a very different direction!

I don't think I'd want to live in any of those places - I'm a big city kid - but they're beautiful and interesting, and Guam and Saipan have fascinating WWII history.

I just realized that my response to your post must have been eaten, Ferabas!

I love history, and very much enjoyed that aspect of my tour through that area. Getting to see the old tunnels and battle grounds on some of those islands was something I will never forget.

Do you get to do any diving while you are out there? That is the one thing I would love to do, but am not allowed to. I have wanted for years to learn how to scuba dive, but I can't get medical clearance to do so because of a history of retinal detachments. It would be a dream come true to be able to dive on some of the old WWII naval battle sites.. with appropriate reverence for the site, of course!

Anyways, GM and Team: Since we are so close to finishing this one, is there anyone willing to keep things going with another run?

If you lot are willing, I could run another. I'd need to see what modules fit or we could try a scenario if you'd like?

I am willing to continue and don't have a preference which modules are next.

I'm willing to continue as well, and I have no preference either

I'll do some research, but can everyone post what level they'll be once this Module is applied? That will help me narrow my search!

I'll be level 7.2

Willing to do either one! I like this team and would like to see us continue.

With that in mind, I am really considering how to make Mikail more useful to the team. Any suggestions?

Zol will be level 5, so 5-7 needs to be the next module. I'm happy to gift it if you don't have it.

@Mikail: I recommend boosting UMD and party support spells through arcane scrolls and wands. Circlet of Persuasion along with skill focus UMD is +6 with your 14 CHA + 5 ranks would make the UMD check +16. Wand or scrolls of heroism, good hope, haste or displacement would kick butt. We can spend 2 PP for arcane scrolls with multiple castings and you can use them.

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That's a good idea.. I had not even considered that. I just know that there have been more times than not that I have tried to make myself useful, but botched it horribly! Sneak and Peeks I have, but there is so much more to being useful to the team. I think I will try that route, and see what I can do with it. Drop a couple ranks into UMD with this level (I will be lvl 5 as well). 4,500 gold shouldn't be too much of an issue.. and I know I have PP saved up too.

I'd happily keep going! Ferabras will be level 6 after this module. Depending on when we finish this up, I may not be able to start the next one for a week or two, as I'll be travelling again (though I'm still on my first trip at this point).

Mika - yeah, I really enjoy the history in this part of the world. Yesterday I went to see the cave of Yokoi Shoichi, a WWII Japanese soldier who hid in the jungles of Guam until 1972! And I have managed to do some diving here, though I find I enjoy snorkeling just as much and I can do it for hours - that's how I spent this morning, in fact.

Holy hell.. I just finished reading a article about him! That's one hell of a story! Imagine living in the jungle for 30 years by yourself, thinking you are still at war.. I would love to know what happened after he was debriefed and hear about how he is/was adjusting.

Edit: SO freaking jealous right now.. its 20 something degrees here right now..

Hoshiko would be lvl 6 after this. so a 5-7 module would be...From Shore to Sea or Broken Chains.

Broken Chains looks fun! And the notion of a plate-mail wearing paladin on an adventure that looks likely to venture into the aquatic realm sounds perilous indeed.

No worries, I have Broken Chains. I'll start looking into it.

Hmm.. looks like fun. Would it be too meta gamey to stockpile some potions of water breathing or something? lmao

I've got Fera leveled up to 6, and have spent some money on a strength belt, but I've got 3700 gp left. Any thoughts on good paladin magic items? I already have a cloak of resistance, ring of protection, +1 weapon and armor. I suppose the amulet of natural armor is a logical choice, but would enjoy something a little more interesting.

Applying GM credit to level to 6th. Purchasing adamantine full plate and taking feat Heavy Armor Proficiency.

@Mikail: I was planning to splurge PP on a scroll with 5 castings of Glitterdust if you are going the UMD route. Sound good?

Wow this team is shaping up nicely.

@Ferabras- my personal view on magic items is as follows
1. star with stuff that saves your life and can scale as you get money (rings of prot, amulets of NA, cloaks, weapons, armor)
2. get stuff that can help you kill faster and it doesnt have to be all about damage, movement helps too. I usually try to get boots of speed or striding and springing for my heavy laden characters to boost their movement and thus their ability to close with and kill.
3. save for expensive items that boost class abilities.

I like that set of principles, Hoshiko. I think I'll stick with the strength belt and add an amulet of natural armor, and now I'm all done, just have to update the alias.

Thanks!

Edit: picked up some utility items as well: potion of fly, scroll of remove blindness, a couple of other handy potions

Zolarus: Yea, I think that is going to be the best way for me to help the team out. Obviously, my sneak attack game is just too squishy to hold for very long at this point!

I will be leveling Mikail this weekend, so new stats and purchases to come.

Suggestions so far:
Circlet of Persuasion
Wand or scrolls of heroism, good hope, haste or displacement

Zolarus is picking up some scrolls of glitterdust.. Anything else??

I would spend 2 PP for the following scrolls:

Mirror Image x5 (best defensive spell)
Melfs Acid Arrow x5 (no SR and long range)
Create/Spiked/Hungry Pit x5/2/1 (no SR)
Black Tentacles x1 (no SR)

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How does that work? is it 2 PP for each, or is it 2 PP for the whole list?

And let me make sure I have the rules understood right.
I can cast Sorcerer spells off of scrolls and use wands as long as I have a high enough Charisma and a high enough UMD roll?

By extrapolation, any character with a high enough attribute score and training in UMD may cast any scroll or use any wand they care to? They don't have to be a magic user class to do so?

Your are correct. With a CHA 14 you can cast arcane scrolls up to 4th level without a second UMD check for ability required.

2 PP grants 750 gp of a single item. A scroll with the same spell and multiple castings is allowed. For example, 5 castings of 2nd level spell is 750 gp. (2 spell × 3 caster level × 25 gp × 5 castings)

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