JLeeBly and PbP Gameday IV Present: Serpents Rise (#6-98) (Inactive)

Game Master JLeeBly

Behold, the discussion thread. This thread will be used for cat pictures discussion.

Pregens (link).

It's really the most fun if you only look at your own pregen, and let yourself be surprised by abilities of others.

(I know, I'm the professional, I just like to disguise, ok?)

Awesome, thanks Kludde! Made my alias already.

Got mine ready as well.

Pregens (link)[/url].

It's really the most fun if you only look at your own pregen, and let yourself be surprised by abilities of others.

(I know, I'm the professional, I just like to disguise, ok?)

Kludde, thanks for the assist. I'm hosting them from my own Dropbox now and posted a link at the top for everybody's convenience.

I would agree with your assessment of keeping everyone's identity an unknown until they introduce themselves... it is assumed this is the first time any of these agents have worked together, and many of them have some surprising talents.

My alias is ready.

Kludde, thanks for the assist. I'm hosting them from my own Dropbox now and posted a link at the top for everybody's convenience.
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Perhaps superfluous, but I'd appreciate it if you did not distribute them further. They're watermarked, and though they're handouts, I do not want them to start leading their own life.

Perhaps superfluous, but I'd appreciate it if you did not distribute them further. They're watermarked, and though they're handouts, I do not want them to start leading their own life.

Understand completely. Once my own version drops, I'll replace them. I imagine with this gameday, quite a few of these will need to start floating around...

Hey guys,

Relative Paizo PbP noobie question: how do I get listed among the players for this game?

I thought it happened automatically when I posted in character, but it seems that a couple of the others are included already and nobody's posted. Is that something the GM does?

Post in the gameplay thread and then simply delete your post again =^^=

Tricksy, I like it.

Thank you, DM Kludde & JLeeBly, for the pregen info.

Ladies and gents:

We are approximately five days from our main event. I hope to have some content in the Gameplay section shortly so, at the very least, we can do some pre-game banter and whatnot. However... product support has yet to come through.

This being said, my backup plan is getting access via my local, friendly Venture Captain.

Keep your eyes to the horizon; we'll be going loud shortly.

(Mysterious nods of approval)

Gameplay tab is now active. I have an introduction and character missives available for your review. On the 19th, our adventure will begin in earnest, and I imagine a certain individual among you will be able to shed light on your little mission...

Hi GM JLeeBLy, this is Hawkeye127. One of your players, PJP double-booked himself for this scenario and has offered the open spot to me. I believe he has already confirmed this with you?

Hi GM JLeeBLy, this is Hawkeye127. One of your players, PJP double-booked himself for this scenario and has offered the open spot to me. I believe he has already confirmed this with you?

Indeed he has. Welcome to the party. :)

Link to the pregens is available earlier in the discussion tab.

Oh look, the 19th...

Who wants to play some Pathfinder?

Seth here. Editing character

Hope to start posting in the coming week

Oh look, the 19th...

Who wants to play some Pathfinder?

Sounds good to me.

By the way, what weapon was Marnarius supposed to have recovered from that "accursed" tapestry?

Are we still limited to the usual Additional Resources for our purchases and would you want us to list any purchases made in the discussion section?

By the way, what weapon was Marnarius supposed to have recovered from that "accursed" tapestry?

Don't worry about it. ;)

Are we still limited to the usual Additional Resources for our purchases and would you want us to list any purchases made in the discussion section?

Whatever would be legal to purchase for a normal PFS scenario would be preferable, but if there's something you're dying to try, run it by me... it's a one-off and I like a little fun.

Feel free to RP your shopping list... we'll hand-wave the market tedium, but there should certainly be some group consensus/input to make sure you're going in completely prepared.

I'm alive, and I'm reading... I enjoy good RP... I hope I'm not alone in that indulgence.

Gnight folks. Catch up in the morning

-Posted with Wayfinder

Was wondering if you would allow stuff from Dirty Tactics Toolbox or Heroes of the Streets, even though the Additional Resources hasn't updated yet to include it? If not, no worries; have other things that I could get from the legal sources

Was wondering if you would allow stuff from Dirty Tactics Toolbox or Heroes of the Streets, even though the Additional Resources hasn't updated yet to include it? If not, no worries; have other things that I could get from the legal sources

My preference would be to avoid it, as cool as it may be to include them.

Hey guys, sorry, i was away. had my fiance post for me, seems she didn't notice this thread... hence i didnt say i was out... thought she would post. :/ but it happens, she doesnt use the forum much due to her Master studies...

Hey guys, sorry, i was away. had my fiance post for me, seems she didn't notice this thread... hence i didnt say i was out... thought she would post. :/ but it happens, she doesnt use the forum much due to her Master studies...

Welcome back; so far, we got stuff going on at the Statue (2 people), the Wall (1 people), the Gate (1 people), and the Zoo (1 people).

vengeful1 wrote:

Was wondering if you would allow stuff from Dirty Tactics Toolbox or Heroes of the Streets, even though the Additional Resources hasn't updated yet to include it? If not, no worries; have other things that I could get from the legal sources

My preference would be to avoid it, as cool as it may be to include them.

No problem; will have made my final purchase choices then.

The purchases will be as follows:

3 Stingchucks: 0 gp, 27 lbs., AA (distraction)
1 Club (1d6, 20/x2, B, 10' range): 0 gp, 3 lbs. (throwaway backup)
1 Sap (1d6, 20/x2, B, Nonlethal): 1 gp, 2 lbs. (if someone needs sleeping)
1 Kunai (1d4, 20/x2, B/P, 10' range): 2 gp, 2 lbs., RTT (crowbar or backup throwaway)
1 Dagger (1d4, 19-20/x2, S/P, 10' range): 2 gp, 1 lb (throwaway backup)
20 Arrows (1d8, 20/x3, P, 110' range): 1 gp, 3 lbs.
1 Net (10' range, ranged touch): 20 gp, 6 lbs. (capture someone)

2 Firecrackers: 20 gp total, AlchM (animal scarer)
3 Tindertwigs: 3 gp total
1 Silence Dust: 60 gp, AlchM (help)
1 Vermin Repellent: 5 gp, UE (distraction)
1 Kaava Musk: 40 gp, .5 lb, AA (animal lure)

1 Potion/Oil: Pass without Trace: 50 gp (sabotage)
1 Potion/Oil: Hide from Animals: 50 gp (sabotage)
1 Potion: Vanish: 50 gp, APG (distraction or escape)
1 Potion/Oil: Prestidigitation: 25 gp (disguise or cleanup)
1 Potion/Oil: Obscuring Mist: 50 gp (distraction or escape)

1 Flint & Steel: 1 gp
1 MW Backpack: 50 gp, 4 lbs.
1 Adamantine Wiresaw: 150 gp, UE (for the unpick-able padlocks)
1 Bottle of Baiju: 10 gp, 2 lbs., UE (floor/self-alibi)
1 Pulque Wineskin: 4 sp, 2 lbs., UE (floor/animal lure)
1 Waterskin: 1 gp, 4 lbs.
1 Travel. Beehive: 10 gp, 10 lbs., ACG (distraction)
50' Rope (Hemp): 1 gp, 10 lbs.
1 Bandolier: 5 sp, UE
1 Sack: 1 sp, .5 lb.
1 Gluepaper: 1 sp, UE (keep cages appear closed, rip into smaller strips as needed)
1 Piton: 1 sp, .5 lb
1 Weapon-cord: 1 sp, UE
1 Hat: 1 sp, .5 lb, AA (disguise)
1 Mask: 1 sp, 1 lb, AA (disguise)
1 Reversible Cloak: 2 sp, 1 lb, UE (disguise)
2 Oils (Lamp, Pint): 2 sp total, 2 lb. (sabotage)
1 Clay: 1 sp, 1 lb, UE (jam inside locks or hold cages open)
1 Hammer: 5 sp, 2 lb.
2 Torches: 2 cp total, 2 lbs.
1 Whetstone: 2 cp, 1 lb., UE
1 Iron Spike: 5 cp, 1 lb, UE
1 Folding Ladder: 2 gp, 16 lbs., UE
1 Collapsable Plank: 4 sp, 10 lbs., UE
1 Powder: 1 cp, .5 lb., UE

Total Spent: 607 gp

151.5 encumbrance total including his other equipment.

Let me know if there are any concerns about my purchases for Marnarius.

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Heh, it was more like I figured that if I were to spend 607 gp on stuff, may as well try to spend all of it. The original purchasing list was similar toc the finalized list but included stuff like pheromone and splintercloud arrows (AlchManual) and a stagnant fog sack (Blood:Elements) but no MW Backpack, net, or folding ladder, among other things.

As far as I can tell, 322's secret mission is in the bag (and the other one is unattainable just yet) so if anyone wants some help, she'll help if she can and is asked.

As far as I can tell, 322's secret mission is in the bag (and the other one is unattainable just yet) so if anyone wants some help, she'll help if she can and is asked.

Sounds good to me; Marnarius may be a mean old cuss, but he's not foolish enough to turn down any avenues of help. ;)

Fair enough to say that the Kaava Musk, Pulque, Potion of Hide from Animals, and Potion of Prestidigitation all get used up.

Two things real quick-like...

First, there was a request made that PFS# be collected during the early phases of the game... it's slipped my mind to request it until now. You can either reply in this thread with your PFS and character number you want this applied to (or just PFS# if you're playing for no credit), or drop me a PM if you'd prefer.

Second... October is convention season in my area. I have not one, but two conventions coming up for which I'm either staff or volunteering heavily for. This coming weekend (8th through 11th) I will be out of town staffing, but will do my best to update once a day. The weekend of the 16th through 18th, the convention is only about 3 miles from my house, so I should be able to get at least one update each day.

You guys are doing quite well so far; hope you are enjoying the scenario.

Been pretty enjoyable so far- thank you for running this scenario for us.

No worries on your Convention activities- haven't been keeping up on the once a day update myself; best of luck to you on both of those conventions though.

For the required PFS number, I'll be using # 10849-5 for my 7th level character, Lerocnel.

43875-3 For Aestrid Tularssan

Yeah, I'm quite enjoying this story and the interactions despite twiddling my thumbs a bit in this phase.

108716-2 for Fissa Fuihlah

I'm rather enjoying myself. Anxious to see how the current bit pans out :)

This might seem like a silly question, but does anyone know if there's a boon for attaching both "Serpents Rise" and "Siege of Serpents" to the same character? It'll make the difference in which PC I choose for this one.

This might seem like a silly question, but does anyone know if there's a boon for attaching both "Serpents Rise" and "Siege of Serpents" to the same character? It'll make the difference in which PC I choose for this one.

I have no experience with Siege of Serpents, and I don't feel it is very spoiler-y to say that this chronicle "may reward you in future interactions".

And it looks like the thread ATE my post...

will have to try and repost tomorrow.
Also gives me time to see what character i want this applied to

And it looks like the thread ATE my post...

will have to try and repost tomorrow.
Also gives me time to see what character i want this applied to

I know the feeling. I've taken to saving in a separate document, just in case the post gets eaten.

Hawkeye's Pregen wrote:

This might seem like a silly question, but does anyone know if there's a boon for attaching both "Serpents Rise" and "Siege of Serpents" to the same character? It'll make the difference in which PC I choose for this one.

I have no experience with Siege of Serpents, and I don't feel it is very spoiler-y to say that this chronicle "may reward you in future interactions".

I thought that might be the case, but I still wanted to check just in case. That being said...

59626-2

=^^=

Do we need more distractions? I can provide more distractions.

I know the feeling. I've taken to saving in a separate document, just in case the post gets eaten.

I now post in Firefox with the Lazarus extension running. It remembers everything you've written and allows you to fill-in forms and to regenerate server-eaten posts.

In the times before Lazarus, I tried to do CTRL-A, CTRL-C before posting to put everything in my clipboard, but I had to remember and am fallible.

Back from convention one. The one night I had an opportunity to check things out, Paizo was down... I'm going to take a moment to settle in and I'll check the boards. Just wanted to give you guys an update and a "thank you" for being patient with me this month.

Used up the Silence Dust, Glue Paper, Clay, and the (Pork-pie) Hat from the equipment list.

I now post in Firefox with the Lazarus extension running. It remembers everything you've written and allows you to fill-in forms and to regenerate server-eaten posts.

In the times before Lazarus, I tried to do CTRL-A, CTRL-C before posting to put everything in my clipboard, but I had to remember and am fallible.

Ah, knew there was something like that out there but forgot the actual name of it; thank you for mentioning the program extension name.

Back from convention one. The one night I had an opportunity to check things out, Paizo was down... I'm going to take a moment to settle in and I'll check the boards. Just wanted to give you guys an update and a "thank you" for being patient with me this month.

No prob and welcome back. Had me some delay in posting as well.

Two things...

First, convention the second begins tomorrow, and my Venture Captain who shall remain nameless though would be easily identifiable in about thirty seconds for those industrious enough to look for it has me scheduled for a veritable ton of scenarios this weekend.

Second, this scenario, to be given the justice it deserves, will need more than the six weeks allotted. Considering the encounters to come, we are certainly not halfway through time-wise. You guys are making great progress, and I am absolutely savoring the opportunities to interact with you guys in game. For those who like a little more combat in their lives, don't worry...

If I understand correctly, we are going north on the map. In that case, the marching order is approximated all wrong: you put the wizard in front!

I suggest the following marching order (from frontline to backline):

For 15 feet wide
Marnarius, Zurnzal, Joliryn
Shohiraj, <blank>, 322
<blank>, Rataji, <blank>

For 10 feet wide
Zurnzal, Marnarius
Joliryn, Shohiraj
322, Rataji

For 5 feet wide
Zurnzal (Big tough melee guy w/ Darkvision)
Shohiraj (Perceptionbot)
Joliryn (20 feet movement: I assume she wants in melee as a magus)
Marnarius (You'll get to melee eventually)
Rataji (Hey, what if a big critter attacks us from behind?)
322 (Strong, independent caster who don't need no martial meat shield)