Hollow's Revolution (Blue Side) (Inactive)

Game Master vayelan

I really like Rrruh's suggestion of recruiting "an expert of criminal sorts."

Did any of you want to introduce an NPC to fill the role? Maybe Sapphire has a detective rival or a Moriarty-like figure? Maybe Rrruh has a philosophy student acquaintance of a more criminal bent who's good at foiling other criminals?

Or it could be a Bellflower agent allied with the Eagle Knights, providing motivation for the normally anti-authoritarian Randu?

The slowness on my end is i have been battling a global pandemic for the last week and half and just have had almost zero energy, Im on the mend though, so time to pick things up a bit eh?

Sorry to hear that, front liners have really been in the wars over this. All I can say is, thank you. With out you and others working so hard for us. Well you know.

Any thoughts on that NPC?

I can always just develop the character, if you guys would prefer.

First, don't worry about Randu going wild ;) For all his grumbling, Rrruh is a friend and he respects Sapphire so he'll stand by them

I haven't thought much about an NPC. I've had some RL stuff distracting so I worry I wouldn't be reliable there

First off, I want to apologize for the week-long pause. Besides RL issues, I've been having a bit of writer's block for the game.

I'm going give you a look behind the GM screen. We are well beyond my original outline and notes for the game, and I've been drawing a blank regarding where to go next.

The intelligence provided by the captured spy was supposed to provide a lead for your new agency's next mission, but I've been hitting a wall when trying to develop ideas. Therefore, I thought I'd consult you guys.

What direction would you guys like to take this game? What kind of new mission do you want to glean from this interrogation?

I think the border, where we started some kind of evil plan there a kind of prelude to war. kind of mirroring the real world BEFORE it all went to hell.

Okay, going with Sapphire's request for action on the Border (I assume the Chelaxian border not the Taldor one ;)) ideas that come to mind...

in no particular order:

A visit to Alvis where we behold Alchemical whackiness, maybe someone is smuggling dangerous potions, elixirs, etc for use in something wicked?

While i have played it, the Tower of the last baron adventure is set in Piren's Bluff. I could see this hooking into that adventure with your own twists if you like. Downside would be purchasing it if you don't have it and I suspect it would need tweaking.

Randu is always happy to help his fellow Halflings.So Bellflower network stuff would hook him. But that might not be as interesting to others.

we could also find a reason to revisit falcon's hollow so Rrruh could check on his love interest. :)

Those are all sound. There is bound to be intruigue about here, there are folks to track down as slavers, there is a town where a certain gorgeous catfolk maiden is at that needs some redirecting and protecting for sure. Border skirmishing as Sapphire mentioned.

Thank you for the suggestions!

I actually already own both Tower of the Last Baron and its sequel, Treasure of Chimera Cove, so both of those (with tweaks, of course) are on the table.

Thank you for reminding me about Naulla, the female catfolk glass worker. She does present good plot hook ideas, particularly for returning to Falcon's Hollow. In fact, reminding me of her also reminded me of a plot hook that I had planted a while ago and forgot all about.

I think I can have an outline and the start of the next adventure ready by tomorrow. In the meantime...

Welcome to Level 6!

Looking forward to whatever you got in mind and glad we helped prod some plot hook memories! :)

And level 6? WOOOT

+5 HP (4 for average, 1 for favored bonus), +1 to BAB, +1 to all Saves

Skills: +1 to Fly, +1 to Intimidate, +1 knowledge Arcana, +1 Knowledge Nature, +1 Knowledge Planes, +1 Spellcraft, +1 Profession Cook, +1 Profession Herbalist

Hex Disguise. Spells Learned Dispel Magic and Remove Curse.

GM I would like to make a new 6th-level PC and make Saphire an NPC to run the office back at HQ.
My logic is this
1: We need someone to do this.
2: I would be fun to have a new Agent learning from the others old and some what of hero agents who saved the councel.

Meet Miya, a little more then she looks.

Sorry for slowness, I'm playing catch up and at the tail end of my illness *knock on wood*

@Randu: I hope you're feeling better, and I wish you a swift recovery. I'm just finally losing the cough and congestion from an upper respiratory infection that hit my family a couple weeks ago.

@Sapphire/Miya: I have no objections if Sapphire becomes an NPC and Miya takes her spot on the party. I am impressed by the conversation between the two that you RPed. Assuming Randu and Rrruh have no concerns, you have the green light.

On the subject of recruiting new agents for the team, I wanted to ask if you guys thought we should recruit a new player or two. If so, does anyone have any friends or leads they would want to reach out to?

Thinks GM, it just felt right that Sapphire take on an orginsainal roll over a field agent one now the agency is up and running.

And Miya is an infiltrator and we really needed one for the party, now we have lost a few players.

So new players would be a great idea.

i know a lot of folk i can put out feelers. >^.^<

Feel free to post your item requests here as part of the requisition.

She has all the items she needs, so using to to confirm her tattoos

Apologies, I'll try to get on that selection in the next day or two

HP - 4+2 = 6
BAB+1
Saves all - +1
Skills - 4 + 1
All +1
Acrobatics, bluff, diplomacy, stealth, sense motive, perception

Hi, I was advised that the game was looking for a few players by Rrruh's player (we're in quite a few games together) and am definitely interested. Is there anything specific the party needs?

I might well be interested myself as long as you don't mind my slightly slower posting rate than most.

*waves excitedly*

Not our DM but glad to see interest!

We got a monk, a ninja, and a witch...which leaves us pretty open. Right now , at least, it looks like any finds of medium or heavy armor would likely go to anyone you bring in relying on those as the rest of us are either using Cat Fu, Foxjitsu, or spell casting from a distance.

Alignment wise, the game was supposed to be non evil characters only but I don't know if that's changed.

Come on, and sit down with us"

@ DM Vayelan, I see that in the initial Recruitment thread you mentioned additional material was available on a case by case basis. Wondering if you'd consider this material. More specifically the Blackpowder Magus (Gunslinging Magus archetype)

Edit:
Didn't realize it's up on pfsrd20 now

Figured I should roll ability scores to get an idea of what I would have to work with.
Stat 1: 4d6 ⇒ (5, 4, 3, 5) = 17 14
Stat 2: 4d6 ⇒ (3, 6, 5, 3) = 17 14
Stat 3: 4d6 ⇒ (3, 5, 1, 3) = 12 11
Stat 4: 4d6 ⇒ (3, 2, 4, 6) = 15 13
Stat 5: 4d6 ⇒ (2, 5, 4, 4) = 15 13
Stat 6: 4d6 ⇒ (3, 3, 6, 5) = 17 14

Hmm, thoroughly average but quite workable. I have a fairly good idea what I can do with it too.

4d6 ⇒ (5, 2, 2, 5) = 14 12
4d6 ⇒ (3, 5, 6, 6) = 20 17
4d6 ⇒ (5, 4, 4, 6) = 19 15
4d6 ⇒ (4, 3, 3, 2) = 12 10
4d6 ⇒ (2, 4, 2, 4) = 12 10
4d6 ⇒ (5, 4, 4, 3) = 16 13

Not bad at all.

Thank you both for your interest.

@Mark Thomas 66 - Yes, I would allow the Blackpowder Magus archetype.

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Alignments should still be non-evil, especially considering how the party has just become the leaders of Andoran's new anti-terrorism unit.

As Randu mentioned, the party presently lacks a tank or other heavy type, but other character types would also be useful.

The next mission will involve investigating, questioning, and surveilling potential auction participants in Falcon's Hollow. This will also lead into a modified version of the Tower of the Last Baron adventure module, which is focused on infiltration.

Alright, Blackpowder Magus it is! I'll get cracking on detailing the character.

Str 10, Dex 15 , Con 12, Int 17, Wis 10, Cha 13

+2 Dex (half-elf bonus)
+1 Int (level 4 advancement)

Base stats (before any magic item enhancements)Str 10, Dex 17 , Con 12, Int 18, Wis 10, Cha 13

Finishing up stats with equipment/gear, and working on backstory.

I was thinking her father was an Alkenstar Gunslinger who moved to Andoran for her Elven Wizard mom, and taught the knowledge and skill with guns and engineering. Possibly an Eagle Knight agent, maybe hired by Sapphire to fill her shoes in the field as far as offensive heavy hitting.

Rolling for levels 2-6
1d8 ⇒ 7
1d8 ⇒ 3
1d8 ⇒ 4
1d8 ⇒ 7
1d8 ⇒ 6

Also, as you finish up your characters, feel free to introduce yourselves in the Gameplay chat as new agents assigned to the party's department.

This is Drogeney's character. I do not have equipment done yet because I hadn't see how that was being handled. Otherwise everything else is done.

Introductory post is up

*Nudge nudge*
Please see above question
*nudge nudge*

I believe just go with the equivalent wealth by level.but I am not 100g sure

i would say start play with 4650gp that is a heroic NPC level of the coin,
it's that kind of game even at 6th level your not getting much.

Oops. I missed the wealth question. Sorry.

I've come to realize that, across my games, I've been unintentionally stingy with rewards, so I've been trying to amend that - hence why I gave the veteran party members the 2000gp requisition budget.

@Mark Thomas 66: What amount of starting gold did you use for Layla? I wanted to find out before making a decision.

Standard 6th level PC...but factoring in that the class starts off with the gun free that is improved with Gunsmithing, and the only real cost would be the +1 enhancement, it would actually be just over half that (about 9,000 gp) let me know If I need to adjust.

This is proving trickier than I thought.

As I said, I don't want to be miserly, like I fear I've done with my past GMing. I don't want to shortchange our new players, but I also don't want to leave them with far more wealth than the older characters.

Let me know what you guys think about this:

The new party members (including Miya, who's ostensibly a newly assigned agent) can start with 9000gp.
This is roughly between the 6th level PC and Heroic NPC wealth.

Meanwhile, I will also prepare special rewards (either material or narrative) for Randu and Rrruh. I've already begun formulating ideas based on Randu's desire to purchase property in Falcon's Hollow and Rrruh's relationship with Naulla.

My own opinion is that if you give the new guys some goodies, then eventually it pays off for my character in keeping him alive ;)

And while Randu might not be at Falcon's hollow often, yes; to actually own your own land strikes me as dream for a halfling raised in poverty.

Also... im a monk. Not exactly a gear needing sort of folk

Also... im a monk. Not exactly a gear needing sort of folk

"You some kind of devil worshiping commie?"

:)

Nah... I kill commies *lawls* but hte other stuff might be true

Я люблю золотую монету

Okay, did an audit.

Arcane Gun initial cost to upgrade free starting weapon to Masterwork 300gp
+1 enhancement 1000gp
+1 Mithral Shirt 2,100 gp
Endless Bandolier 1,500 gp
Gloves of Reconnaissance 2,000 gp
Gunsmith Kit 15gp
Oil of Silence (4) 1,000gp
Adamantine bullets (3) 183gp
60 Metal cartridges 900gp
Flare cartridges (3) 30gp
Grooming Kit 1gp
Magus’ kit 23gp
Dagger 2gp
Club Free?
Handaxe 6gp
Total 9060.

-1 Adamantine Bullet
9000 (basic adventurer's outfit/starting spellbook are free), not a penny to my name. lol

Я люблю золотую монету

Lol