JZ's Carrion Crown - (Wake of the Watcher) (Inactive)

Game Master JamZilla

Happy to open this to the floor; would you guys like to use Hero Points in full? Extra actions, negating hits and so on?

If it's the kind of thing you'd feel the need to adjust/compensate for I'd rather do without.

I'm honestly kinda neutral; they're certainly handy and depending on how they're used they add a little extra flair of excitement to tense situations. But I've played in more games without Hero Points than with, so I'm a little more used to not having them anyway.

I've never used them before. I feel like they could be good as long as no punches are pulled.

Poke. Poke.

Hoo-Hoo!

It's a 1d6.

Thank you Feral!

I only knew that because I was reviewing the thread a couple weeks ago.

DM JZ, would it help if I ran Raj for the rest of his time with the party?

I would be delighted if you did, Feral. I didn't want to just have him wander off but I don't think I've been as proactive with him as a PC would be.

Are you ready to move on through the cavern? It ends in secret door that is pretty easy to find

Onwards!

Ok here we go, you are right at the end of this book (the Lopper aside) so gird your loins, heroes!

Does Raj still have a haunt siphon?

By the way JZ, this has been a great, fun ride so far, so I just wanted to say thank you and get that out there. Live or die I've had a great time in your game!

This is just the beginning Constantin. I'm thrilled you've been enjoying the game thus far.

I know Feral harbours some concern around how well this AP is linked together and the overarching plot. But I'd just ask for a little patience on that front as the meta plot is revealed and the creepiness continues

I greatly enjoy the characters and the creepiness of the story. Constantin is coming off a little more fragile than I had intended, but I guess that's just the pressure wearing him down. Also I like that the fast update turnaround means I can check in every day for something new! :D

The fast update is something I definitely try to push. But the quality has been excellent too so I think I've been spoilt in that regard. Kudos to you guys

Update will come in about 5 hours when I finish work and Ferramin will finally reveal himself!

I agree with Constantin, it's been a great ride so far and I'm looking forward to seeing where things will go after this!

As an aside and regarding post frequency, my work schedule changes again today. For the next four weeks at least I'll be doing 3p-11p Tuesday through Friday so my posts will likely be either in the morning or very late (CST) on those days.

Ironically Hazel those times suit me! (About 19:00 in the evening GMT or 05:00 when I get up for work anyway)

Do the siphons only become negatively charged if they 'kill' a haunt?

On an unrelated note, would you be opposed to reporting this game for PFS credit GM JZ? I'd be happy to do it for you if you're not familiar with the process. Everyone involved here, including yourself, can get XP, gold, and some boons for their PFS characters.

I believe that's how it works. I'm literally eating the souls of the dead. Not sure if Pharasma is keen on that or not.

Personally I don't care one way or the other about PFS, and I don't think my character is legal since I don't have the Dhampir boon.

I have very little idea how PFS works but this game hasn't been run according to the book so wouldn't that mean it was ineligible?

When you get credit for APs and certain modules you can get credit as if you were playing a pregen. That's means characters don't have to be PFS legal necessarily and you simply assign credit to a legal character of your choosing.

It's basically an added little perk for those of us that play PFS. =)

There's no extra work on your part except that I'll need to get a PFS number for you.

Relevant bits if you're curious:

Alternatively, if you are participating in a Pathfinder Adventure Path with an ongoing group undertaking the entire, six-book campaign, you may receive credit for playing the sanctioned portions of the adventure as if you had played a pregenerated character. In this case, GMs running the Adventure Path are not bound to the rules of the Pathfinder Society Organized Play campaign (such as 20 point buy, unavailability of hero points, etc...) when running the campaign or the sanctioned portion of the adventure. Pathfinder Society characters and characters from an ongoing Adventure Path campaign may not play in the same adventure.

So, just so I'm clear on that; if I make revisions to the story, characters and in some cases dungeons, because we are playing the six-book campaign we can still get credit for it?

I appreciate the offer, Feral, but my local PFS gang may run this one for credit. I'll hold off, for now.

Yup. Basically there's two options for PFS credit.

#1 'PFS Mode' where you just play some specific portion of each book (usually a big dungeon). Legal PFS characters are required. Credit is assigned to the PFS character played.

#2 'Campaign Mode'. This one's like a normal home game. The DM can adjust things as he sees fit and allow character options not normally allowed in PFS. Anything goes. Credit is assigned to a character of the player's choosing.

I appreciate the offer, Feral, but my local PFS gang may run this one for credit. I'll hold off, for now.

No problem. It's just an option for those of us that want it. My current local group basically only does scenarios so it's tougher for me to get credit for this sort of thing these days.

I have to run, now, and I won't be on for several hours.

Kazamir is about to suggest finding letters to spell the Spaltterman's name in his spellbook and burning them or otherwise destroying them.

Just thought I'd give a heads up. That's a longer post than I have time for....

See you all in a few hours.

Oh, well fair enough.

In that case it seems only reasonable that for anyone who wants the credit, to get it.

Point me in the right direction of what I need to do Feral?

Go here and sign up. Once you have a PFS number, post it here.

Reporting a game is complicated if you've never done it before. I'll handle that part.

Filling out chronicles (the thing that represents the character credit and tells you what cool stuff you get) can be a chore too so I can handle that for you as well if you'd like. Typically I just paste them into Paint and fill them out from there. If you're up for doing it yourself, the chronicles can be found on this page. Click the link that says 'The Haunting of Harrowstone is sanctioned for use in Pathfinder Society Organized Play. The rules for running this Adventure Path and Chronicle sheet are available as a free download (561 KB zip/PDF).'

I actually already have one - #71821

I registered ages ago when I was participating in a game here that the GM was going to offer credit for. We completed the dungeon in Book 1 of RoTR but I never got that credit (and don't know how to now)

Excellent.

I won't bother reporting until we're a bit closer to done with Harrowstone but if you'd like PFS credit, please post your PFS/character number you'd like credit assigned to. Credit for Haunting of Harrowstone can be applied for levels 2-4 characters. If you don't have an eligible character you can assign it to a new character to be received when they're high enough level or 'zero it out' down to level 1 credit.

GM-JZ, I'll assume credit's going to character #1 for you. =P

Ummmmm.... I guess?

I don't know, let's take a look at it closer to the time then dude (although it won't be too long now).

Then judge away, servant of the Lady of Graves!

Zed's game face

Oh it's on like Donkey Kong, bro!

I'll be honest, I was expecting grumpy cat.

Sneaking a post from work (mobile posting sucks so hard) to say that I'd love PFS credit! I have a cleric that needs one more scenario to reach 2nd level.

24 new gameplay posts!? Holy moly...I'll post something when I can, probably after work...(did I mention mobile posting sucks?)

Sorry to hold things up, folks. It was face-to-face game night. I am GMing Kingmaker, and my players have just entered the actual war portion of the War of the River Kings...

Okay, while I'm thinking of it I'll go ahead and post my PFS stuffs for whenever Feral is ready to do the reporting:

Penelope 'Nella' Tabor
PFS ID# 192133-1

Not sure how it works since she's not actually 2nd level yet but she'll be the character I'll apply it to when the time comes. Thanks for offering to do this Feral! :)

The chronicle goes into standby until that character hits 2nd level. Once you hit level 2 it gets applied as normal.

Alternatively you can 'zero it out' down to a level 1 chronicle. You get gold as if it was a level 1 chronicle and the same XP/prestige.

Not going to grab a chance to post until I get home from work. I think that's fine because of the time difference, except for Feral who never seems to sleep :)

Yeah Feral is without a doubt the fastest poster I've ever seen on the boards. Sometimes I wonder...

I think we had 30 gameplay posts yesterday guys which was amazing. Look forward to that continuing :)

Argh...did I just kill everyone? :(

My stat line is up to date. I'll delay until the Splatterman shows his face again.

Readying any particular action Zed?

Yeah I'll get a post up momentarily.

My crits, they shall never happen.

I crit with a scythe once, Zed. I was still in college then, so it was back in 2004 or 2005. It's never happened since.

But that's ok, because that x4 crit was juicy enough to last all this time. I critted that chucker from crotch to crown and it was G-L-O-R-I-O-U-S!