KC's Age of Worms

Game Master Kobold Catgirl

Well, the breaktime is expected to be about a week, first off.

Second, well, sort of. I guess the adventures assume the PCs are more focused on the adventures themselves than glory or "moving up in the world". Kinda funny, considering the initial motivation is supposed to be just that. I can see why they'd expect some "character development", but just assuming it to that level is a bit foolhardy.

Players generally do what the GM advises them to do when it comes to "The Free City's supposed to be built up to over the course of a few installments, hold off on going for now". As it happens, a visit to the Free City was something we all agreed to be a good idea, so that wasn't a problem.

As for PC balance (since I'm sure that's on your mind here), you've always been able to order items from the Free City. ;P

Is there any exiting morning worship going on at the shrine or should I make something up so I can drag Carina over there?

Cuetzpalli will join you for morning exercise/worship now as well. He converted under your tutelage after all.

Excellent!

First thing, four mile run.

You guys can feel free to narrate most of your activities (or roleplay them as far as you like). I'm basically just waiting for Carina's message and Eben's confirm of what he wants to buy from the Miracle.

Can Tanith get an amulet of mighty fists from the miracle?

Missed that post because of all the night tea talk. Yeah, Ph'xeris has what you're after. The amulet's pendant is shaped and colored suspiciously like a brass doorknob, but it throbs with power—almost beating like a heart.

That's... creepy.

I put something up to get Carina involved.

If you've resolved it all, that's fine, but you were scribing some scrolls earlier and it looked like you flubbed some of the checks.

Yeah I only flubbed one, and I'm out of money.

Hah. I'd assumed we'd be headed back to DL at some point and get the word then from Venelle that Alessia sent some kind of message from near Blackwall, but this works too.

In the event that we wind up getting the word that we need to leave now (like mom's gone missing, it's an emergency, etc.) and Eben's chain shirt isn't ready yet, you guys can leave and Eben will catch up. (Giving him an excuse to buy a horse.)

Also, sorry if Carina was too loud, Eben.

Nah, it was mostly the headboard knocking into the wall that woke him briefly.

Tanith gives no such apologies but we'll put something up to muffle the sound next time.

I've decided that "May the Brawler spot you" is Tanith's new blessing of choice.

So, literally the only benefits to make whole are:
-affecting larger items
-able to heal constructs a lot
Chalk up another victory in the realm of spell name transparency.

Day 1: 3d4 ⇒ (1, 3, 2) = 6
Day 2: 3d4 ⇒ (4, 4, 1) = 9
Day 3: 3d4 ⇒ (1, 4, 3) = 8

I'd say 5d6 damage per casting is a pretty solid amount myself.

Yeah, but it's only for constructs, according to the PRD.

This spell functions as mending, except that it repairs 1d6 points of damage per level when cast on a construct creature (maximum 5d6).

Prepped the extracts I'm going to use for now.

Since we are doing a long distance travel it would probably be a good time to describe long term spell effects.

Every day, a little bit after hitting the road (say around 10 AM) Tanith will cast an extended shield other on Carina.

Gark- I'd assumed Astraden was using mending, not make whole, (and had overlooked the size restriction of mending) which was why I had Eben pitching in. My mistake; he's useless for armor repair. (But give me your torn cloaks and I'm your man!)

The efficiency of make whole has been changed from the original printing of the Core Rulebook, and unfortunately the PRD hasn't been updated. In this case, d20PFSRD has the correct text. I can confirm that the 6th printing (which is the volume I have available to me at work) does match what they're saying, while the older printing I have sitting beside me matches the text you're quoting.

TL;DR- objects and constructs both get the 1d6/level boost. It's official.

I was running with that rule about armor pieces, though mainly just to justify the flavor. ;P

Thanks for sharing that new information, though!

I can totally picture Spiny just lazily opening one eye and ripping into the guy who woke him up, and then going back to sleep.

Great, now the campsite is littered with Spiny-made orc bits. We still have to SLEEP here, y'know...

Kord says only wussie man don't like sleep in blood.

Nah, Spiny's like a dog. He'll clean up his own mess as long as it's edible.

Since Carina has darkvision, would the miss chance for dim light not apply to her?

You'd be able to see them normally, but bear in mind if you bomb those guys you're also bombing the horses. I'm not sure Astraden's dying horse can even survive splash damage at this point. I'd say nuke some of the ones near Farrukh or the one in the SW of the campfire light.

Yes... but now I have Precise Bombs.

Splash damage shouldn't be a problem now. :)

Well, as long as I don't miss.

Oh, then go ahead and fry those equine-killing m%#@@$&+&$%%s!

Yeah, Carina, Spiny and the horses aren't troubled by the lighting.

On an unrelated note, did Carina ever finish copying over those spells from TFO's book?

You mean the false life spell?

I think that was the only one I could copy...

EDIT: As it turns out, there were more I could copy. I think I'd like to hold onto the book until I can finish copying the spells I want.

Now Tanith jumps to his feet, stirred to action by Carina's warning. Even bare-chested and unprepared, he has no fear. The orc's were strong but he had the Brawler's might on his side.

"Stay behind me Red"

Carina pales. "Water? But my bombs don't work as well in water..."

After taking a look at the masterwork leather armor, she nods. "Yep, that's definitely a Seeker's ring, alright."

She nods at the potion vial she holds out to the Olman. "Drink this. It's a healing potion, I promise."

Potentially relevant update to the Houserules document. "Ferocity renders a creature unaffected by nonlethal damage. When the nonlethal damage is equal to the creature’s total maximum hit points (not his current hit points), all further nonlethal damage is treated as lethal damage."

Good to know. Thanks!

Doesn't prayer debuff enemies as well?

Yes.

However, keep in mind that the four orcs that went after the horses weren't quite in range.

On the subject of house rules: I am with the camp that believes that someone is only fully flanked if his attention is divided.

As such, until he's made aware of Astraden, only she will get the flanking bonus—he's still focused on Farrukh, after all.

Unacceptable!

Tanith 'Kordson' Creed wrote:

Now Tanith jumps to his feet, stirred to action by Carina's warning. Even bare-chested and unprepared, he has no fear. The orc's were strong but he had the Brawler's might on his side.

"Stay behind me Red"

Carina Viera wrote:

Carina pales. "Water? But my bombs don't work as well in water..."

After taking a look at the masterwork leather armor, she nods. "Yep, that's definitely a Seeker's ring, alright."

She nods at the potion vial she holds out to the Olman. "Drink this. It's a healing potion, I promise."

After her newest action, I think this is more appropriate.

You should totes add me on Steam I might start playing TF2 again sometime maybe iunno.

Been meaning to ask, what's your Steam name? Mine's "GoblinScribe".

Rynjin.

Hey! There'd better not be a increase in slackish behavior...

Hrm.

One of the things that got changed in the final edit was Tanith's luck blessing. It's good but pretty poorly written now.

Lucky Presence (minor): At 1st level, you can touch an ally and grant it a lucky presence. The target of this luck can call upon it to roll any one ability check, attack roll, saving throw, or skill check twice and take the better result. The decision to use this ability must be made before the roll is made. Once used, the effect ends.

What kind of action is it to use? How long does it last once you've used it on an ally?

Good question. Maybe you should ask the subforum—I'd assume it's a Standard action.

Standard is a safe assumption. What about duration?

I'm gonna assume it works like the domain ability—one round.

Goodbye Luck Blessing!

I guess I'll grab the Good Blessing instead.

"Once used, the effect ends".

Looks like it should last until discharged, by my reading.

Yeah, that'd sort of balance out that it's only once. Bit of luck lasts one round but applies to all rolls.

Ah, I didn't notice that. Lasting until discharged seems reasonable, in that case. Hopefully the reading will be clarified before long.