GM WhtKnt's Darkness Within: A Carrion Crown Adventure Path
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WhtKnt
From the whispering shadows of haunted Ustalav an ancient evil rises to grip the world in a new age of horror!
Amid the mists of this land of dark superstition and dread secrets stand both those who would defy the return of evil and those who would seek its terrible favor. Can the heroes discern their allies from their enemies in time to save a tortured realm from a tyrant’s return? Pathfinder’s darkest and most frightening campaign ever sets the heroes against the agents of Golarion’s most notorious villain, the Whispering Tyrant, in a terrifying trek across a land of lurking horror and ancient mysteries.
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Cassiel Hawke: HP 31/35; AC 17/10/17; F+8 R+3 W+5; Init +2
Lorant Endronil: HP 10/24; AC 16/11/15; F+1 R+5 W+6; Init +5
Mathus Kohlheim: HP 35/35; AC 15/13/13; F+4 R+8 W+3; Init +3
Judah Locke HP 24/24; AC 15/12/13; F+1 R+3 W+3; Init +2
Male Dhampir Inquisitor (Sin Eater) 5/Knight of Ozem 1 | HP 39/39
MAN that was a close one!
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'Mr. Pink'|LoH: 2/5|Male Human (Chelaxian) Paladin of Iomedae 4|HP: 35/35|AC: 17/10/17|Saves: +8 Fort, +3 Ref, +5 Will|Init: +2|Perc: +6
To be honest, I'm quite amused by the fact that asking Edmund to pretend the Splatter Man was me was ultimately what won the day for us. :)
Grey, HP 33/33, TempHP: 0, AC 15, Fort +1, Ref +3, Will +3, Spells, 1st 6/6, 2nd, 4/4, Summon 8/8. ACTIVE EFFECTS: Mage Armor, Shield
Glad we all made it.
Is Mathus still with us?
Male Dhampir Inquisitor (Sin Eater) 5/Knight of Ozem 1 | HP 39/39
I suspect we'll meet him shortly.
Maps: Car. Crown || Skull & Shackles
Mathus, you can enter at will. Just assume that whatever took you away has been concluded. The group reconvenes at Kendra's house to relax and tie up loose ends.
'Mr. Pink'|LoH: 2/5|Male Human (Chelaxian) Paladin of Iomedae 4|HP: 35/35|AC: 17/10/17|Saves: +8 Fort, +3 Ref, +5 Will|Init: +2|Perc: +6
HP Roll: 1d10 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 2 = 7 Alrighty then--between average or higher roll, this is pretty much both.
Level Up Summary
+7 HP
+1 CHA
+1 BaB
+1 Fort/Will Saves
1 Bonus 1st-Level Spell Slot!
+3 Skill Ranks +1 Favoured
--1 Diplomacy
--1 Perception
--1 Sense Motive
--1 Knowledge (Religion)
Smite Evil 2/Day
Channel Positive Energy!
AC15, touch 13, FF13, HP 35/[35], Fort:+4 ;Ref:+8 ;Will+3, Init +3, Perc +7 (+8 vs traps), Sen Mot +5 Bombs 5/[7] "Mr Black" Male Ustalav Human Alchemist (Chirurgeon/Cyrptbreaker)/3-Swashbuckler (Inspired Blade)/1
Despite Mathus hiding working away from Ravensgro, has he picked up any additional stuff/gold?
Maps: Car. Crown || Skull & Shackles
Yes, you have gained 5,000 gp to spend as you desire. That should put you about on a par with them.
Is anyone keeping a loot sheet? I can go back and pull out everything that you have found, but if you've been keeping track, it would save me some work.
Male Dhampir Inquisitor (Sin Eater) 5/Knight of Ozem 1 | HP 39/39
FINALLY have a weekend. I'll work on getting Lorant leveled up tomorrow, after a good night's sleep!
AC15, touch 13, FF13, HP 35/[35], Fort:+4 ;Ref:+8 ;Will+3, Init +3, Perc +7 (+8 vs traps), Sen Mot +5 Bombs 5/[7] "Mr Black" Male Ustalav Human Alchemist (Chirurgeon/Cyrptbreaker)/3-Swashbuckler (Inspired Blade)/1
Yeah, I got slammed with back to back 2ams thats messing with me. Hope to have Mathus done tomorrow
Male Dhampir Inquisitor (Sin Eater) 5/Knight of Ozem 1 | HP 39/39
Are we doing averages or rolls for HP? I forget.
Maps: Car. Crown || Skull & Shackles
Uh, I don't recall. Let's say roll, but if you get less than average, take the average. How about that?
AC15, touch 13, FF13, HP 35/[35], Fort:+4 ;Ref:+8 ;Will+3, Init +3, Perc +7 (+8 vs traps), Sen Mot +5 Bombs 5/[7] "Mr Black" Male Ustalav Human Alchemist (Chirurgeon/Cyrptbreaker)/3-Swashbuckler (Inspired Blade)/1
Kool ... taking a level of swashbuckler... a return to the university of lepidstadt perhaps.
1d8 ⇒ 7
1d8 ⇒ 1
1d10 ⇒ 8
Oookay. He is updated and done. I am happier with him now.
The swashbuckler dip rounds him out further. He is only doing d6+1 on a stab but he's a bit more defensive and is at least decent on attempts to hit in melee.
So just WTF has Mathus been doing?
Well he left Ravengro with nary a word or letter. His nerves were completely shot and his sanity emperilled. INTELLECTUALLY he rationalised it as getting knowledge in order to be ready to head back and be of more help but in truth? It was fear pure and simple.
IIRC you guys needed to remain in Ravengro for 30 days.
SO in that time, before you move on to Lepidstadt to get paid etc?
He went into a fury of study (manic attempt to focus on solving the bad situation by doing disassociative distracting "related" work.
He made some breakthroughs in his studies of medicine, studying under a gnomish surgeon and it changed his approach entirely Fitting in better with his Chirgeon archetype and took up fencing lessions late at night, with sleep being scarce...
Lvl 3 additional traits - Fencer and Precise Treatment traits
As time drew on and the memories, those terrible memories began to fade? He associated more with society - particularly the unique culture of the University of Lepidstadt... He joined their fencing club and then, being useful to them because of his surgery and healing infusions he was drawn in and accepted somewhat as part of that particular circle.
He has since taken to a study of swordsmanship in order to improve both health and clarity of thought and has found the study of scientific fencing to come naturally to him Lvl 4 - dip to Swashbuckler
But now? Now the thoughts return... what happened to his companions and Kendra? He is more at peace now and has mentally recovered to PERHAPS revisit the situation...
Bring me in now or have me bump into you guys in Lepidstadt?
Male Dhampir Inquisitor (Sin Eater) 5/Knight of Ozem 1 | HP 39/39
WhtKnt wrote: Uh, I don't recall. Let's say roll, but if you get less than average, take the average. How about that? HP?: 1d8 ⇒ 4
Going with average.
Male Dhampir Inquisitor (Sin Eater) 5/Knight of Ozem 1 | HP 39/39
Level Up Summary
+5 HP
+1 STR
+1 BaB
+1 Ref/Will Saves
Spellcasting (again)!
Spells Known (2)
Cure Light Wounds
Protection from Evil
+8 Skill Ranks +1 Favoured
--1 Bluff
--1 Craft (Alchemy)
--1 Diplomacy
--1 Intimidate
--1 Perception
--1 Sense Motive
--1 Knowledge (Nature)
--1 Spellcraft
--1 Survival
Stake!
Grey, HP 33/33, TempHP: 0, AC 15, Fort +1, Ref +3, Will +3, Spells, 1st 6/6, 2nd, 4/4, Summon 8/8. ACTIVE EFFECTS: Mage Armor, Shield
1d8 ⇒ 6
+1 Bab
+1 Will save
+3 skill points
2nd level spells- Shard of Chaos, Haste, Summon Eidolon
Shield Ally
Parthenogenetic HP 33/33, AC 17, Fort +3, Ref +6, Will +3, CURRENT EFFECTS: Combat Reflexes
This is a big level for everyone's favorite eldritch horror.
Gate doesn't get a new hit dice, so all it's numbers stay the same, but it gets a whole slew of new evolutions to play with.
In it's serpentine form, it gains Grab.
In it's quadraped form, it's now a flying, pouncing, rendmonster.
In it's humanoid form, it's learned from Ed, and has Shadow Form, Shadow Blend, and is getting very good at impersonating Judah.
Best of all, with the addition of Summon Eidolon to Judah's spell list, Gate can get the benefits of Judah's Augment Summoning feat, aaaand we can come out and play while Gate is summoned with the spell too.
Judah is now a petting zoo.
Grey, HP 33/33, TempHP: 0, AC 15, Fort +1, Ref +3, Will +3, Spells, 1st 6/6, 2nd, 4/4, Summon 8/8. ACTIVE EFFECTS: Mage Armor, Shield
Wait what?
I do not like any of this.
AC15, touch 13, FF13, HP 35/[35], Fort:+4 ;Ref:+8 ;Will+3, Init +3, Perc +7 (+8 vs traps), Sen Mot +5 Bombs 5/[7] "Mr Black" Male Ustalav Human Alchemist (Chirurgeon/Cyrptbreaker)/3-Swashbuckler (Inspired Blade)/1
This isn't gonna end well...
Or...
Ph’nglui mglw’nafh Cthulhu R’lyeh wgah-nagl fhtagn?
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AC15, touch 13, FF13, HP 35/[35], Fort:+4 ;Ref:+8 ;Will+3, Init +3, Perc +7 (+8 vs traps), Sen Mot +5 Bombs 5/[7] "Mr Black" Male Ustalav Human Alchemist (Chirurgeon/Cyrptbreaker)/3-Swashbuckler (Inspired Blade)/1
Yeah... going back to "This isn't gonna end well..."
'Mr. Pink'|LoH: 2/5|Male Human (Chelaxian) Paladin of Iomedae 4|HP: 35/35|AC: 17/10/17|Saves: +8 Fort, +3 Ref, +5 Will|Init: +2|Perc: +6
"Hey, as long as you don't expect ME to pick up after them..."
Male Dhampir Inquisitor (Sin Eater) 5/Knight of Ozem 1 | HP 39/39
AC15, touch 13, FF13, HP 35/[35], Fort:+4 ;Ref:+8 ;Will+3, Init +3, Perc +7 (+8 vs traps), Sen Mot +5 Bombs 5/[7] "Mr Black" Male Ustalav Human Alchemist (Chirurgeon/Cyrptbreaker)/3-Swashbuckler (Inspired Blade)/1
I'm here... just wondering do I join you at Lepidstadt ? It seems that it's the right time/ situation
Male Dhampir Inquisitor (Sin Eater) 5/Knight of Ozem 1 | HP 39/39
I don't know...I did want to wrap up loose threads in Ravengro before we head there. I'll be honest, I feel like we barely got a chance to interact with more of the people in the town...I get that we had a hard time-limit on the ghosts, and it was a little rough with the dropouts and rejoinings and such, but I felt that it'd have been nice to sort of get to know the town, maybe get involved in the villagers' smaller dramas and make some more friends.
I say this not in any slight to White Knight... I had the luxury of running it on a table top and had the leisure to really take my time and connect with my players.
I ran Ravengro as an NPC in its own right with its own currents and interactions. I put heavy RP incentives (both positive and negative) to stay out of HarrowStone. They levelled to 2 on near pure RP alone.
Lots of notable issues as the letters continued to appear... I sped up the letters a bit as well to put additional pressure to catch the culprit (them not knowing why it was happening) and slowly making Ravengros inhabitants nastier and nastier.
I had signs of domestic abuse on the faces of some inhabitants, neighbours fighting (who by all accounts were good friends), cruelty to animals etc,
Zolkar? Hung himself (really kicking the characters in the balls) and they had Petra join as the pharisman priests apprentice. He was dealing with grief and doubt etc. The sheriff went full Deep South sheriff mode on the party and locked more than one of them up.
I worked around Father Grimburrow by having him have a heart attack and dropped into a coma.... so the PC cleric had to take over the running of the village spiritual needs... and jealousy from the npc village acolytes who thought they'd take over instead.
The alchemy chick was kendras jealous bestie who had a secret forbidden love for Kendra and wanted to run away with her... it was she who took money from the Whispering Way to set up Lorrimor etc. That was another tragedy when all that came out and shattered the status quo. The sheriff had a thing for Alchemist chick... it was messy, and fun as hell in the fall out. He ended up crawling into a bottle...
It was a s@+@fight as the players had to try to keep to lid on the rising crazy. Eventually they needed to go into the prison because it was the only way... it only took them 3-4 sessions to clean house (some REALLY lucky crits coming out at razor edge times saved them from uppowered encounters).
That said the adventure took maybe 30-40 hours to run over 8 sessions or so and online blog/diary (updated by the players)
At the end? The players were totally engaged and locked into Ravensgro. I am about kick off chapter 2 and I'll run it the same way.
Maps: Car. Crown || Skull & Shackles
Yes, I felt that I could have featured Ravensgro a little more, but I was trying to balance between role-playing and letting the story move along. I will try to improve in the next book. That being said, we can RP in Ravensgro for as long as you folks are comfortable with such.
Male Dhampir Inquisitor (Sin Eater) 5/Knight of Ozem 1 | HP 39/39
I appreciate that, WhtKnt. You really did do a good job at communicating a sense of urgency and keeping things moving. I definitely AM glad this game is still going. :)
I definitely intended no slight. There is a lot of difference between table top and PbP
I can join you back at Ravensgro then... has it been 2 weeks?
AC15, touch 13, FF13, HP 35/[35], Fort:+4 ;Ref:+8 ;Will+3, Init +3, Perc +7 (+8 vs traps), Sen Mot +5 Bombs 5/[7] "Mr Black" Male Ustalav Human Alchemist (Chirurgeon/Cyrptbreaker)/3-Swashbuckler (Inspired Blade)/1
Okay... hell of a training montage for two weeks but I'll be in game shortly
Grey, HP 33/33, TempHP: 0, AC 15, Fort +1, Ref +3, Will +3, Spells, 1st 6/6, 2nd, 4/4, Summon 8/8. ACTIVE EFFECTS: Mage Armor, Shield
Maps: Car. Crown || Skull & Shackles
I'm still here, but you folks seemed content to RP for a little bit.
Grey, HP 33/33, TempHP: 0, AC 15, Fort +1, Ref +3, Will +3, Spells, 1st 6/6, 2nd, 4/4, Summon 8/8. ACTIVE EFFECTS: Mage Armor, Shield
I think we're ready to move on to Kendra's place.
AC15, touch 13, FF13, HP 35/[35], Fort:+4 ;Ref:+8 ;Will+3, Init +3, Perc +7 (+8 vs traps), Sen Mot +5 Bombs 5/[7] "Mr Black" Male Ustalav Human Alchemist (Chirurgeon/Cyrptbreaker)/3-Swashbuckler (Inspired Blade)/1
I'll be there and looking sheepish and ashamed...
Male Dhampir Inquisitor (Sin Eater) 5/Knight of Ozem 1 | HP 39/39
AC15, touch 13, FF13, HP 35/[35], Fort:+4 ;Ref:+8 ;Will+3, Init +3, Perc +7 (+8 vs traps), Sen Mot +5 Bombs 5/[7] "Mr Black" Male Ustalav Human Alchemist (Chirurgeon/Cyrptbreaker)/3-Swashbuckler (Inspired Blade)/1
A bit o RP... a little cathartic as well from bailing out at the time as well.
Life is good now. Let's move forward and kick some WW butt.
Looks like I am doomed to be the straight man in this comedy team
AC15, touch 13, FF13, HP 35/[35], Fort:+4 ;Ref:+8 ;Will+3, Init +3, Perc +7 (+8 vs traps), Sen Mot +5 Bombs 5/[7] "Mr Black" Male Ustalav Human Alchemist (Chirurgeon/Cyrptbreaker)/3-Swashbuckler (Inspired Blade)/1
Hellooooo incipient heroin addiction ;)
Grey, HP 33/33, TempHP: 0, AC 15, Fort +1, Ref +3, Will +3, Spells, 1st 6/6, 2nd, 4/4, Summon 8/8. ACTIVE EFFECTS: Mage Armor, Shield
Just what a dhampir needs, another insatiable craving they have to constantly ignore for the sake of their humanity.
Male Dhampir Inquisitor (Sin Eater) 5/Knight of Ozem 1 | HP 39/39
I'll take being a druggie over a bloodie any day!
You could try being a caffeine addict like one of terry pratchetts vampires
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Male Dhampir Inquisitor (Sin Eater) 5/Knight of Ozem 1 | HP 39/39
I mean...he kind of already was? I'm the one that got this party on the coffee train. :P
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