[Retrocon][ACG] Cosmic Captive by Nathan (Inactive)

Game Master Nathan Davis

I can usually cycle Cure pretty efficiently with the build I have going on with Mavaro. I'm by no means a healer, but we should have enough Cures to at least survive, so Ekkie should be alright!

The Society's Master of Spells, Sorrina Westyr, looks up with approval upon the 30 foot platform the society is erecting around the base of the Spire of Nex. Her slate-gray skin seems to blend into the stonework behind her, but her manner is lively. Sorrina nods, then waves at the assembling crowd. “Pathfinders—welcome and well timed. Please, make your ways to the designated safe areas quickly and carefully, and please mind the wards. Try to keep the paths clear, as we have some very delicate equipment coming through. I have some amazing discoveries to share in just a few more moments.”

Meanwhile in the crowd, the aura of excitement continues to build. Rumors are flying everywhere as Pathfinders ask each other, “What’s this all about?”

Go ahead and continue with your mustering, introductions and the Countdown to departure portion of Part 1 GM's. We will begin this special on the 14th

Ekkie skulks through the crowds of longshanks, swaddled in bundles of cloth to blend in - though it does make it hard to see. Though she's repeatedly distracted by odd shiny trinkets and coins that people seem to have a habit of dropping - after their purses are knifed a bit, at least - the swell of wonder and enthusiasm is infectious, even to her. The Master of Spell's announcement only piqued her curiosity further.

'Deli-cat? Mm. Sounds delicious...' Ekkie snickers to herself, licking her lips and looking around for the servings of feline she's sure must be around somewhere.

There's all kinds of shiny, probably valuable stuff all being set up in place. Maybe if Ekkie blends in for a bit longer, she'll get the chance to inspect the shiny stuff closer, to find anything she can fit down her pockets...

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I soloed through 0-1 (Season of the Shackles) and am now Tier 2 and ready to go! I'll be sending my Chronicle Sheet to the BR later tonight.
Ekkie's combat abilities were rather higher than I expected; appending the extra 1d4/1d6 when using basic weapons pushed them quite a bit higher than most Weapon 1s and 2s I could grab, and Ultimate Equipment gave me ample opportunity to use my Stealth or Acrobatics in combat, which are higher than my Strength/Melee checks.

Ekkie will usually happily be handed any junk from players' hands; I've got a couple of ways to burn them for card draws or just to stuff my deck full so I'm not as worried about burning through explorations like Ekkie is good at doing. I may also end up stealing 1 or 2 turns from the blessings deck by using my Blessing of the Gobs, but I'm certain I can more than make up for the slight loss of time with some exploration speed; and it'll help us nab Blessing Deck Upgrades.

Not all of my card texts are in my Deck Handler yet. I'll finish adding them in over the course of the day.

Hand:

Displayed:
Deck: 16 Discard: 0 Buried: 0
Notes:

Talitha moves easily through the crowds, her near-angelic form parting the sea of people. She briefly touches a person here or there, and their outlook improves.

Talitha does physical and magical combat pretty effectively. Her ability to reroll her dice takes her dice rolls from mediocre to miraculous. She has lots of blessings, and buries them upon use, and recharges buried blessings to reroll dice.

For instance, if the normal chance for a success is only 40%, her chance of failure is 60%. A single reroll decreases the chance of failure to 36% {a success rate of 64%}. Another reroll of all the dice decreases the chance of failure to 22% {a success rate of 78%}.

50% initial success rate {definitely mediocre}: Reroll success rate 75%, second reroll success rate 87%

60% initial success rate {for most of my other characters that is the minimum to take a chance on}: Reroll success rate 84%, second reroll success rate 93%

I guess I'm showing off my enjoyment of the technical/mathematical side of the game

That makes two of us. :D

Merisiel was never one for a crowd and watches the bustle of people from the shadows of a side alley. She flips her Kama idley in her hand with a smirk toward the brazen goblin helping herself to the coin of the ignorant. The talk of "amazing discoveries" has piqued her curiosity and she sticks around to see what all the fuss is about.

I went with the S&S version of Merisiel and Rogue CD paired with Ultimate Intrigue. I have only played one scenario with her so far and I can send the Chronicle Sheet to the BR.
The card text for my deck has been added to my deck handler and all the info in it should be up to date.

When Mavaro heard about the possibility of amazing discoveries, he couldn't pass the opportunity to personally experience whatever stories and knowledge would be stored in the artifacts he hoped they would encounter.

Surrounded by this many people, he tries to focus on the chatter and the excitement instead of the incessant whispers of the stories within them.

Mavaro's schtick is flexibility. His only real weakness is dexterity checks, which he has a harder time getting boosts for. If I play it right, I should be able to have any basic skill (STR, DEX, CON, INT, WIS or CHA) at will and make it equal to my Knowledge, which makes him 'alright, though not amazing' at most tasks.

Since most barriers and boons require lower results, I tend to go hunting for those and leave combat to other people. Mavaro can also function as a healer in a pinch, and we should reliably be able to get 2 Cures out him per scenario. More might be a stretch, but technically possible.

My deck handler is up to date, and I've added notes with my card's effects. I also try to keep my "Notes to other players" section updated between posts for quick reference. That being said, please let me know if something I do doesn't make sense or seems wrong because I do mess up sometimes.

8-00A: ROCK AND ROLL

You’re among the first agents through the gate, and you practically bounce across the terrain; the gravity here is only a fraction of what it is on Golarion! Overhead, the stars shine with unfamiliar brightness, but you don’t have time to marvel at the sight. Already elemental guardians are rising from the rock itself to fight off the Pathfinders. It’s almost as though they were expecting trouble!

Help drive them off and secure a beachhead for the expedition. After that, it looks like it’s a long climb down a massive impact crater, where the elementals have constructed fortifications. Those walls might be enough to keep out the riffraff, but it’s up to you to prove they’re no match for the Pathfinder Society!

During This Adventure:

During This Scenario: At the start of your turn, roll 1d4; if the result is less than the number of characters, you are dealt 1 Electricity damage.

Location #1: Canyon
At This Location: When you encounter a non-henchman, non-villain monster from a location deck, each other character at this location summons and encounters that monster.
When Closing: Encounter and acquire the bottom card of the blessings deck.
When Permanently Closed: On closing and at the end of your turn, shuffle each location.
M: 3 Ba: 3 W: 1 Sp: 0 Ar: 1 I: 0 Al: 1 Bl: 0 ?: 1
Located/Displayed Here: None

At This Location: You may discard 3 cards to succeed at your check to defeat a non-villain monster.
When Closing: Succeed at a Dexterity or Ranged 10 check.
When Permanently Closed: At the end of your turn, you may bury 2 cards to recharge up to 2 cards from your discard pile.
M: 3 Ba: 1 W: 2 Sp: 0 Ar: 0 I: 1 Al: 2 Bl: 0 ?: 1
Located/Displayed Here: None

Location #3: Windswept Chasm
At This Location: All damage dealt is Electricity damage.
When Closing: Discard your hand.
When Permanently Closed: On closing, draw 1d4-1 random cards from your discard pile.
M: 1 Ba: 3 W: 1 Sp: 1 Ar: 1 I: 0 Al: 0 Bl: 2 ?: 1
Located/Displayed Here: None

Location #4: Woods
At This Location: Undefeated monsters other than villains or henchman are banished.
When Closing: Succeed at a Wisdom or Survival 6 check.
When Permanently Closed: No effect.
M: 4 Ba: 2 W: 1 Sp: 0 Ar: 0 I: 2 Al: 0 Bl: 0 ?: 1
Located/Displayed Here: None

Location #5: Watchtower
At This Location: You may summon and defeat a random monster instead of the normal check to acquire a boon.
When Closing: Banish a weapon.
When Permanently Closed: On closing, draw a random weapon from the box.
M: 2 Ba: 1 W: 2 Sp: 0 Ar: 2 I: 0 Al: 2 Bl: 0 ?: 1
Located/Displayed Here: None

Location #6: Elemental Trenches
At This Location: At the start of your turn, roll 1d6. Recharge any cards in your hand that have this trait:
1. Acid
2. Bludgeoning
3. Cold
4. Electricity
5. Fire
6. Poison
When Closing: You may close this location automatically.
When Permanently Closed: On closing, bury 1d4 cards.
M: 2 Ba: 3 W: 1 Sp: 1 Ar: 0 I: 1 Al: 0 Bl: 1 ?: 1
Located/Displayed Here: None

Merisiel will be tiering up during this adventure and she will start at Location #2.

Hand: Quick-Change Mask, Thieves' Tools, Amulet of Life, Carver, Whip,

Displayed:
Deck: 10 Discard: 0 Buried: 0
Notes: Thieves' Tools available. Dice re-roll used for 8-00A: N.
Sideboard cards:

Taking electricity damage will hinder my overall card count, but not any individual turn; I just draw a card to replace whatever I discard!

Certainly a straightforward starting scenario. Canyon isn't a problem for half the party even if we team up, since Ekkie and Merisiel can freely evade cards.

Ekkie will look to stuffing her hand full of acquired cards to keep my card count high, and her high Melee and Dexterity lends to a high capacity to acquire any weapon, so that'll help decide my starting location.

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Ekkie will not be Tiering Up during this special.

Ekkie wills start at the Watchtower.

Hand: Explorer's Pith Helmet, Wandermeal, Staff of Minor Healing, Compass, Rochin, Blessing of Kofusachi,

Displayed:
Deck: 10 Discard: 0 Buried: 0
Notes: That's a really nice starting hand, actually!

Ekkie will consider recharging Blessing of Kofusachi for its power if a blessing with a Constitution check to acquire is discarded from the blessings deck.
If a Blessing 2 is discarded from the blessings deck, Ekkie will discard Blessing of Kofusachi to draw Sacred Candle, then bury Sacred Candle to draw the Blessing 2 into her hand.

Location #2 is Great Stone Bridge.

Talitha will start at the Windswept Chasm.

Hand: Magus Arcana, Blessing of the Gods D, Staffbearer, Anubis Staff, Strength, Staff of Minor Healing,

Talitha's Deck
Displayed:
Deck: 14 Discard: 0 Buried: 0 , , , , ,
Notes:
Sideboard cards:

Skills:

SKILLS
Strength d8 [ ]+1 [ ]+2 [ ]+3
-- Melee: Strength +2
Dexterity d6 [ ] +1 [ ] +2
Constitution d6 [ ] +1 [ ] +2
Intelligence d6 [ ] +1
Wisdom d6 [ ] +1 [ ] +2 [ ] +3
Charisma d10 [XXXXX] +1 [XXXXXX] +2 [ ] +3 [ ] +4
-- Arcane: Charisma +2
-- Diplomacy: Charisma +2

Favored Card: Blessing
Hand Size 5 [X] 6
Proficient with: Weapons
Cohort: Magus Arcana

Powers:

<Power 1> When you would discard a spell for a power on a boon that has the Staff trait, you may discard or bury a Blessing ([ ] or any boon) instead
<Power 2> On any check, when you would discard a blessing, you may bury it instead.
<Power 3> You may recharge a buried blessing to ([ ] succeed at your check to recharge a spell or to) reroll the dice ([XXXXX] or 1 die) on any of your checks; take the new result.
<Power 4>
<Power 5>
Die Bump 2, Used 0

Card Feat 1: Blessing
Card Feat 2: Blessing
Adventure scenario reward, Card feat: Spell