Btw, I'll be entirely offline from Dec. 29 to Jan. 2.
4-4A Wasteland Diplomacy
HP: Power Feat (Arcane Proficiency and Skill!)
Upgrade Priority:
It looks like...
Zelhara/Mavaro - Blessing 4
Seoni - Nothing
Ezren - Spell 1
Raz -Leftovers
Aric - Ally 4
Reiko - Nothing
Upgrade
Replace Blessing 0 Blessing of Barbatos with Blessing 4 Blessing of the Pallid Princess
Divine
Urgathoa
Powers
Discard this card to add 1 die to any check.
Discard this card to add 2 dice to any Fortitude check or any check that invokes the Poison or Undead trait.
Discard this card to explore your location.
If you play this card to add dice to your check that has the Poison trait, recharge this card instead of discarding it.
Hero Point
Skill Feat
☑ You gain the skill Fortitude: Constitution +3.
Upgrade
Replace Blessing 0 Blessing of Abadar with Blessing 4 Blessing of the Vaultmaster
Divine
Abadar
Powers
Discard this card to add 1 die to any check.
Discard this card to add 2 dice to any check against a barrier.
Discard this card to explore your location. During this exploration, add 1 die to your checks against barriers.
After you play this card, if the top card of the blessings discard pile has the Abadar trait, recharge this card instead of discarding it.
Hero Point
Skill Feat
Hand Size 6 ☑7 ☐8 ☐9
Also note that Seoni wanted the Item 3, if Raz is looking at unclaimed leftovers.
Upgrade: Spell 1: Mirror Image replaces False Life. (This means that instead of trading False Life for the loot card Deathgrip, Ezren will trade Life Drain for it).
Well, I'll grab the Armor 4 upgrade for Ebon Thorn, swapping out Kabuto Helmet.
4-4A Summary
Let me know if anything is incorrect!
Aric: Tier 4, 4 XP, Ally 4, kept HP, spent 0 HP during scenario, 5 HP remaining
Ezren: Tier 4, 1 XP, Spell 1, spent HP on Power Feat, spent 0 HP during scenario, 2 HP remaining
Mavaro: Tier 4, 1 XP, Blessing 4, spent HP on Power Feat, spent 1 HP during scenario, 3 HP remaining
Raz: Tier 5, 2 XP, Armor 4, spent HP on Power Feat, spent 0 HP during scenario, 2 HP remaining
Reiko: Tier 4, 1 XP, no upgrade, spent HP on Power Feat, spent 0 HP during scenario, 4 HP remaining
Seoni: Tier 4, 1 XP, Item 3, spent HPT on Power Feat, spent 0 HP during scenario, 4 HP remaining
Back to Ghoul Market for Seoni. And I'm interested in that Golden Serpent Armband sooner than I expected.
When you would discard or recharge a spell for its power, roll 1d8:
1: Either suffer a scourge or bury the spell instead of discarding or recharging it.
2: Shuffle the villain Sandstorm into the blessings deck and shuffle a spell from the box into your location deck.
3–7: No effect.
8: Either banish a displayed card that has the Curse trait or shuffle the spell into your deck instead of discarding or recharging it.
At the end of your turn, if you are at an open location, you are dealt 1 Acid damage.
How does this scenario rule interact with post-Core banishing to recovery?
How does this scenario rule interact with post-Core banishing to recovery?When you would discard or recharge a spell for its power, roll 1d8:
1: Either suffer a scourge or bury the spell instead of discarding or recharging it.
2: Shuffle the villain Sandstorm into the blessings deck and shuffle a spell from the box into your location deck.
3–7: No effect.
8: Either banish a displayed card that has the Curse trait or shuffle the spell into your deck instead of discarding or recharging it.
At the end of your turn, if you are at an open location, you are dealt 1 Acid damage.
I have the same question. Also, *when* do you roll the 1d8? Can you play a spell (e.g. for a combat), resolve the combat, and *then* roll the 1d8 to see the impact? Or do you have to roll the 1d8 immediately, before the result of playing the spell is known? Or is your choice?
Ezren will go to Agymah again.
For loot, Ezren will continue to take Deathgrip and Unwrapped Harmony.
Ezren will start at Towering Obelisk.
Also, everyone please note Ezren's new power feat: "When another character acquires a boon, that character may banish it to draw 1 random non-Basic (i.e. not level 0)boon of that type from the box." This doesn't require being at the same location, so basically all scenario, anytime someone (besides Ezren himself) acquires a boon, if they don't particularly want it they can take a chance on drawing something better.
For the ally 4, replace Psychic Detective by Elyana.
I'm getting clarification on the scenario power and will update you here and on discord once I have a definitive answer :)
How it worked pre-Core is that you would roll the d8 immediately (in most cases), before resolving any of the effects of the spell. So you would not know the result of the combat, and a scourge could potentially impact said combat if you rolled a 1 and chose to suffer a scourge. Meanwhile rolling an 8 could get rid of a scourge that's making the combat harder for you before making the combat check.
After consulting the VOs, we're going to run the scenario power as follows:
When you would play a spell for its power and it would go into your recovery pile, roll 1d8:
1: Either suffer a scourge or bury the spell instead of putting it in your recovery pile.
2: Shuffle the villain Sandstorm into the hourglass and shuffle a new spell into your location.
3-7: No effect.
8: Either banish a displayed Curse card or shuffle the spell into your deck instead of putting it into your recovery pile.
The scenario update posts will make use of this wording as well.
Ok, so just to clarify, that happens *before* you resolve the effects of the spell?
And also just to clarify, that means a d8 on non-proficient spells as well? Since with all the extra spells this scenario, I’d be surprised if Seoni and Ezren don’t wind up acquiring and casting any Divine-only spells, and in that case burying instead of banishing to recovery would become a benefit.
If you don't have a skill/power that allows you to put a spell into recovery, it is banished.
Ok, so just to clarify, that happens *before* you resolve the effects of the spell?
Yes, in most cases. It happens whenever you’re instructed to banish the spell and you are proficient with it. Most spells have you banish it as the first thing that happens when you play the card (note that the conversion guide modifies pre-Core spells to banish as well). Other spells may have you do something else first (such as display), and then banish it later.
Seoni's 1st choice is Khamsin Coat, 2nd choice is Clawhand Shield. (3rd choice I suppose would be none of the above, and instead taking loot Golden Serpent Armband.) What are Reiko and Mavaro interested in?
If you don't have a skill/power that allows you to put a spell into recovery, it is banished.
Ah, okay. I had thought that everything went into a recovery pile when played. And then during at the end of turn, everything left in the recovery pile (ie what you don't have a skill/power for) then got banished.
I'm in the same place as Seoni. I'll post a roll off for them. My 3rd choice is to take the Filter Hood Loot. Otherwise, I'll grab a Filter Hood from Sunburst
Thinking a little more, Seoni's 3rd choice is Falcon Crown + Golden Serpent Armband. I am primarily looking for a reveal source of Acid damage prevention. But while Falcon Crown isn't reliable as armor, its combat potential makes it better than nothing.
Weapon 443
Spell 4443310
Armor 443311
Ally 32100
Item 3
Blessing 33320
Seoni’s first choice is Spell 4 (Wall of Fire), but could also use Blessing 3 (of Sivanah).
I’ll pass on the loot spells. If we have a scenario where they might be useful, I’ll take a second look if they go unclaimed.
Feat will probably be CHA+4.
No interest in either Loot.
Save hero point, bringing total to 2.
Upgrades
Spellsword +2 (Paladin)
Shizuru (Ult Combat)
Shocking Lance +1
Spend hero point on Card Feat (Armor). Then fill new Armor slot with Shield Cloak. Then trade Shield Cloak for Loot: Akhentepi's Armor. Ezren has 2 hero points remaining.
Upgrades:
Loot:
Unless someone else wants either of them (and very welcome if they do!), Ezren will take both Eruption and Elemental Skin (I'm not trying to be greedy, but since Seoni doesn't want them I'm not sure there's anyone else who would be interested. Please correct me if I'm wrong about that). Trade Marionette for Eruption and Coordinated Blast for Elemental Skin. Continue taking the same (other) loot cards as before except giving up Deathgrip, which is now available.
Upgrade Preferences
We got three Spell 4s, so there should be enough for all three of us (I don't think anyone else uses spells).
Not interested in either loot spells as Aric has no spell in deck.
Bank hero point to go from 3 to 4.
5th completed adventure at tier 4. Choose not to tier up.
Deck upgrade:
1. for Sawtooth Sabre +2
2. (for Silken Ceremonial Armor)
Magic Ninja does use spells, but Swipe is more useful than the blasts I get at 4, so I'm not competing for them.
Reiko 4-4B
HP: Card Feat: Spell
for Adamantine Sai +2 (replaces Kusarigama)
Spell 3 (I don't think I need to roll for that one since we have enough), which would be Swipe that replaces the new slot.
Hero Point
Card Feat
Spell 3 [X]4 [ ]5 [ ]6
Upgrade
Adding Spell 4 Entice to empty slot.
Hero Point
Card Feat
Ally 3 [X]4 [ ]5
Adding Ally 2 Duelist to empty slot.
Upgrade
Replace Spell 1 Corrosion with Spell 4 Armored Halo
4-4B Summary
Let me know if anything is incorrect!
Aric: Tier 4, 5 XP, Weapon 4 4, kept HP, spent 1 HP during scenario, 5 HP remaining
Ezren: Tier 4, 2 XP, Spell 4, spent HP on Card Feat, spent 0 HP during scenario, 2 HP remaining
Mavaro: Tier 4, 2 XP, Spell 4, spent HP on Card Feat, spent 0 HP during scenario, 3 HP remaining
Raz: Tier 5, 3 XP, Weapon 4, kept HP, spent 1 HP during scenario, 2 HP remaining
Reiko: Tier 4, 2 XP, Spell 3, spent HP on Card Feat, spent 0 HP during scenario, 4 HP remaining
Seoni: Tier 4, 2 XP, Spell 4, spent HP on Skill Feat, spent 0 HP during scenario, 4 HP remaining
Looks good to me!
Hm I think Seoni's going back to Ghoul Market. The overkill penalties here seem dangerous (especially the villain's, given the scenario penalty and our party size), and I'm not going to be that good at the henchmen's before acting check unless I have Neferekhu in hand.
Ezren will go to Agymah again.
When seeing only 3 hero points I thought I used some during the scenario, I guess I did not and forgot to increase his number.
For the trader… let’s go to the Auction house.
So looks like traders are:
Agymah: Ezren
Auction House: Aric
Ghoul Market: Seoni, Zelhara, Reiko
Sunburst: Raz, Zelhara, Reiko
Seoni's 1st choice is Steel Ibis Lamellar (cold/combat protection + Craft recurrability). But I'd also be happy with either Khamsin Coat or Advocate's Armor. (Not certain yet about which I'd prefer; cold protection vs combat protection + CHA bonus? At the moment, leaning towards Advocate's Armor as 2nd choice, Khamsin Coat as 3rd.)
What are Reiko and Zelhara interested in?
Zelhara has a Steel Ibis Lamellar and is happy with either Advocate's Armor or Khamsin Coat, with a very slight lean towards Khamsin Coat.
Ezren will trade Walking Stick and Volcanic Storm (Core) for Channel the Gift.
As noted earlier, starting at the Altar.
Hand: Magical Mansion, Eruption, Channel the Gift, Akhentepi's Armor, Arcane Robes, Spellbook, Bound Imp,
Displayed:
Deck: 12 Discard: 0 Buried: 0
Current Location: Altar of Riddles
Hero Points: 2
Paizo merch reroll: Available
Middle of Deck (Unknown Order): Chain Lightning (Core), Fire Snake, Acadamae Scholar, Ring of Protection (Core), Ice and Fire, Elemental Skin, Channel the Gift (Agymah), Acadamae Student, Locate Object, Create Mindscape, Mirror Image, Unwrapped Harmony
Recharged:
Discard Pile:
Buried Pile:
Strength d4
Dexterity d6
Constitution d6
Intelligence d12 ☑ +1 ☑ +2 ☑ +3 ☑ +4
Arcane: Intelligence +2
Knowledge: Intelligence +1
Wisdom d6
Charisma d8
Diplomacy: Cha +1
Favored Card: Spell
Hand Size: 6 ☑ 7
Proficiencies:
{list proficiencies here}
POWERS: (Role: Transmogrifier)
Weapon 440
Spell 42210
Armor 21
Item 32
Ally 10
Blessing 4430
Spend hero point for Skill Feat 5: CHA +1. Two hero points remaining in the bank.
No interest in other upgrades. Not that crucial to get the Spell 4 upgrade either, so if anyone else especially wants it I will defer to them.
Loot: continue taking the same as before (Eruption, Unwrapped Harmony, Akhentepi's Armor, Elemental Skin)
Go to Agymah for Traders again.
Upgrade
Seoni could take Blessing 4 (of the Seventh Veil) or Blessing 3 (of Gozreh). But I'll pass if there aren't enough to go around.
Probably not interested in the loot allies. (Maybe Erayu sometimes, but I'll always defer to Ezren or Mavaro or Nyctessa or really whoever else might want.)
Card feat will probably be item.
4th xp at tier 5. Spend hero point on reroll, so still at 2. Not interested in loot.
Upgrades
Pillaging Mace
Drunken Hero
Bank the hero point.
I think Aric has to tier up.
Deck upgrades:
blessing of anubis or vaultmaster, probably instead of Blessing of Maat
Adamantine Sai +2
Interested in Maftet Hunter.
Reiko 4-4C: Tier 4.3
HP: Skill Feat
Upgrades:
(Savored Sting replacing Gozreh, the static bonus is great for weak checks)
Otherwise, I think grabbing an Item 3 for Mist Horn makes sense (we'll be getting more damage stuff in AD5 onward)
Both Mavaro, Raz, and Aric can use the Weapon 4 better than me (it's only a middling upgrade), so I'm deferring.
Upgrade
Replacing Blessing 3 Blessing of Moloch with Blessing 4 Blessing of the Savored Sting
Hero Point
Skill Point
Charisma d6 [X] +1 [ ] +2 [ ] +3
Upgrade
Replacing Blessing 2 Blessing of Maat with Blessing 4 Blessing of Anubis
Hero Point
Skill Point
Constitution d8 [X] +1 [X] +2 [ ]+3