GM Valen's PFS 2e 1-09 Star-Crossed Voyages (10 challenge points) (Inactive)

Game Master Lysle

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Devil We Know | Burden of Envy | B12 Somewhere Below (GM School)

This a place for out-of-character discussions, including the posting of boon selections.

Envoy's Alliance

♥️ 96 | AC 26 | Saves 14/15/12|Focus Points □ | PFS# 133608-2001 | Male Human Bard (Level 8) | | ☘️ 1 | Spells DC 26 (Occult)-/3/3/3/2 (Divine) - | Perception +12 |◆◇↺ |

I wasn't sure if I should dot and delete in gameplay, or if I should introduce my character.

First Post:

Emmanuel bids goodbye to the River Kingdoms and its lovely clientele. He grooms his hair, checks his armor, straps his lute and coils his whip at his hip.

Don't forget to smile.

He arrivess at the port of Anthusis and says hello and greetings to everyone he meets. It's a lot easier to read people's emotions, understand their thoughts and say the right words to get what he needs. Nice. Shylye's tips have helped him out. She still wears too much jewelry, even if it's a "negotiation aid."

Oh well, time to meet with Mirian Raas.


Devil We Know | Burden of Envy | B12 Somewhere Below (GM School)

Sorry, I see I was unclear. Feel free to make character intros over in gameplay.


Devil We Know | Burden of Envy | B12 Somewhere Below (GM School)

Alright, we've started! Please place your token in "typical" marching order here and fill in the appropriate skill modifiers for your PC here.

Then, hop on over to the Gameplay thread, make (or continue) PC introductions and ask any questions of Mirian and/or the crew of the Grinning Pixie!

Envoy's Alliance

♥️ 96 | AC 26 | Saves 14/15/12|Focus Points □ | PFS# 133608-2001 | Male Human Bard (Level 8) | | ☘️ 1 | Spells DC 26 (Occult)-/3/3/3/2 (Divine) - | Perception +12 |◆◇↺ |

The slides are in View Only mode, GM. Looks like you'll need to change Share permissions.


Devil We Know | Burden of Envy | B12 Somewhere Below (GM School)
Emmanuel Holysmith wrote:
The slides are in View Only mode, GM. Looks like you'll need to change Share permissions.

Thank you for bringing this to my attention. The permissions should now be fixed.

Horizon Hunters

N male kobold (green dragonscale) fighter (marshal) 9 l HP 86/114 | AC 28 | F +18 (Juggernaut) R +15 W +15 (Juggernaut, Bravery) | Perc +16 (+18 for Ini. )| speed 20 ft | Hero 1 | Active Conditions: None

I'll hand out my glyph hero points to Emmanual and Roumatha. Don't have any interesting boons to slot, I'll take a feather step stone as my school item.

Envoy's Alliance

Male Hillock Halfling Cleric 8 of Halcamora HP 86/86 Hero Points 1/1 AC 24 (25 Shield) Saves F+15 R+14 W+17 Perc +16 Exploration Investigate Active Conditions: - Reactions: Recognize a Spell Divine Font used (0/4)

I'll give my my glyph hero point to Kohl.
boon: Devil's Keep
2: Valais Assurance.
3: Big Game Hunter

field commissioned so no item.

Envoy's Alliance

♥️ 96 | AC 26 | Saves 14/15/12|Focus Points □ | PFS# 133608-2001 | Male Human Bard (Level 8) | | ☘️ 1 | Spells DC 26 (Occult)-/3/3/3/2 (Divine) - | Perception +12 |◆◇↺ |

Valais's Assurance is my boon to pick.

My gear is Silversheen from the school of swords.

Envoy's Alliance

NG Male Half-Elf Thaumaturge 4 | AC 21 | HP 44 | Saves: +9/9/8 |Perc: +8

Ooh thanks for the hero point Kohl! That's tremendous!
Roumatha will slot Experienced Mountaineer - slot boon to treat mountainous terrain as difficult, because he doesn't really have anything else to slot.


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Devil We Know | Burden of Envy | B12 Somewhere Below (GM School)

Just as a heads up, I expect my posts to be limited until next week due to the Thanksgiving holiday here in the US. Even with the anticipated delays or limited posts this week, I anticipate that we will wrap up the scenario around mid-December.

Happy Thanksgiving for those who celebrate. And I wish you all safety and good health.

Envoy's Alliance

Male Hillock Halfling Cleric 8 of Halcamora HP 86/86 Hero Points 1/1 AC 24 (25 Shield) Saves F+15 R+14 W+17 Perc +16 Exploration Investigate Active Conditions: - Reactions: Recognize a Spell Divine Font used (0/4)

Kohl, your flail is +1 striking right?

Horizon Hunters

N male kobold (green dragonscale) fighter (marshal) 9 l HP 86/114 | AC 28 | F +18 (Juggernaut) R +15 W +15 (Juggernaut, Bravery) | Perc +16 (+18 for Ini. )| speed 20 ft | Hero 1 | Active Conditions: None
Horatio Phillipton wrote:
Kohl, your flail is +1 striking right?

Yes, it is. And I somehow managed to mess up my attack bonus! I should be attacking at +13. Oops!

GM, feel free to ret-con or not as you see fit. My mistake.


Devil We Know | Burden of Envy | B12 Somewhere Below (GM School)

That's a wrap, folks! Well done! I will get the chronicles out soon, but it may be a day or two given the holiday.

Envoy's Alliance

♥️ 96 | AC 26 | Saves 14/15/12|Focus Points □ | PFS# 133608-2001 | Male Human Bard (Level 8) | | ☘️ 1 | Spells DC 26 (Occult)-/3/3/3/2 (Divine) - | Perception +12 |◆◇↺ |

Happy New Year (or soon to be, I'm bad with timezones) everyone!

Envoy's Alliance

NG Male Half-Elf Thaumaturge 4 | AC 21 | HP 44 | Saves: +9/9/8 |Perc: +8

Happy New Year folks, and thanks a lot to GM and the crew for an enjoyable game!

Envoy's Alliance

♥️ 96 | AC 26 | Saves 14/15/12|Focus Points □ | PFS# 133608-2001 | Male Human Bard (Level 8) | | ☘️ 1 | Spells DC 26 (Occult)-/3/3/3/2 (Divine) - | Perception +12 |◆◇↺ |

Hey GM, did you send out the chronicles yet?


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Devil We Know | Burden of Envy | B12 Somewhere Below (GM School)

Last few days have been crazy.

(Hopefully, soon, I will be able to tell you one reason why.)

In any event, I will get chronicles out within the next 24 hours.

Thanks for your patience and Happy New Year!

Envoy's Alliance

♥️ 96 | AC 26 | Saves 14/15/12|Focus Points □ | PFS# 133608-2001 | Male Human Bard (Level 8) | | ☘️ 1 | Spells DC 26 (Occult)-/3/3/3/2 (Divine) - | Perception +12 |◆◇↺ |

Ah, here's hoping it's not too serious.
Happy New Year to you.


Devil We Know | Burden of Envy | B12 Somewhere Below (GM School)
Emmanuel Holysmith wrote:

Ah, here's hoping it's not too serious.

Happy New Year to you.

Not serious at all, just exciting.


Devil We Know | Burden of Envy | B12 Somewhere Below (GM School)

Chronicles are now available here!

Please let me know of any corrections/revisions that are needed.

I will mark this thread inactive once I have confirmation that all chronicles are good or one week, whichever comes sooner.

Thank you all for playing. This was a fun run and I look forward to sharing a table with each of you in the future!

Envoy's Alliance

♥️ 96 | AC 26 | Saves 14/15/12|Focus Points □ | PFS# 133608-2001 | Male Human Bard (Level 8) | | ☘️ 1 | Spells DC 26 (Occult)-/3/3/3/2 (Divine) - | Perception +12 |◆◇↺ |

Looks great to me, thanks!

Envoy's Alliance

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Male Hillock Halfling Cleric 8 of Halcamora HP 86/86 Hero Points 1/1 AC 24 (25 Shield) Saves F+15 R+14 W+17 Perc +16 Exploration Investigate Active Conditions: - Reactions: Recognize a Spell Divine Font used (0/4)

Looks good to me. Forgot I rolled so terribly on my downtime though. >:(

Envoy's Alliance

NG Male Half-Elf Thaumaturge 4 | AC 21 | HP 44 | Saves: +9/9/8 |Perc: +8

Wait, isn't one of the boons supposed to be crossed out? They seem to be at odds with each other.

Envoy's Alliance

♥️ 96 | AC 26 | Saves 14/15/12|Focus Points □ | PFS# 133608-2001 | Male Human Bard (Level 8) | | ☘️ 1 | Spells DC 26 (Occult)-/3/3/3/2 (Divine) - | Perception +12 |◆◇↺ |
Horatio Phillipton wrote:
Looks good to me. Forgot I rolled so terribly on my downtime though. >:(

I feel ya. No one likes Human-Iruxi bellows, I guess.


Devil We Know | Burden of Envy | B12 Somewhere Below (GM School)
Roumatha Esthor wrote:
Wait, isn't one of the boons supposed to be crossed out? They seem to be at odds with each other.

They are. Revised chronicles are up.


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Devil We Know | Burden of Envy | B12 Somewhere Below (GM School)
GM Valen wrote:

Last few days have been crazy.

(Hopefully, soon, I will be able to tell you one reason why.)

Looks like soon has now arrived.

Horizon Hunters

N male kobold (green dragonscale) fighter (marshal) 9 l HP 86/114 | AC 28 | F +18 (Juggernaut) R +15 W +15 (Juggernaut, Bravery) | Perc +16 (+18 for Ini. )| speed 20 ft | Hero 1 | Active Conditions: None

Thanks for running, and Congrats!

Envoy's Alliance

NG Male Half-Elf Thaumaturge 4 | AC 21 | HP 44 | Saves: +9/9/8 |Perc: +8

Thanks a lot, and well done on getting published! Did you start via Freelance Forge, Wayfinder or did you have some adventures for 3rd parties under your belt?


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Devil We Know | Burden of Envy | B12 Somewhere Below (GM School)

I started out submitting to open calls for contributors way back during the d20 Boom. I contributed a number of magic items and monsters to the Scarred Lands setting. One of my monster, the Unholy Chorus, even made it into the first (and only) volumes of Monte Cook Presents: The Year's Best d20 and can be seen on the lower righthand corner of the cover. I also wrote fairly regularly for Fantasy Flight games in the early 2000s.

Then, came a law career and three kids.

About few years back, I submitted to Paizo's open call for PFS scenarios. That eventually led to my first quest, "Collection".

That was followed last year by The Burden of Envy.

I joined Freelance Forge after my quest with Paizo was published. They are a great group of folks and have helped me get to know people in the industry and build friendships.

Envoy's Alliance

NG Male Half-Elf Thaumaturge 4 | AC 21 | HP 44 | Saves: +9/9/8 |Perc: +8

Oh, so I'm actually playing through your scenario right now in another game here without realizing it :D Nice!
Thank you for sharing your story; my first credit is going to be Battlezoo Bestiary after the 2020 RPGSS, I guess I better check out Freelance Forge too!


Devil We Know | Burden of Envy | B12 Somewhere Below (GM School)

Congrats on your upcoming publication! And I hope you are enjoying the other scenario. Feel free to PM me with a critique or if you have questions about writing for the gaming industry that I may be able to help you with. Definitely check out Freelance Forge.

I'll be marking this thread inactive in 24 hours. Happy gaming all!

Horizon Hunters

N male kobold (green dragonscale) fighter (marshal) 9 l HP 86/114 | AC 28 | F +18 (Juggernaut) R +15 W +15 (Juggernaut, Bravery) | Perc +16 (+18 for Ini. )| speed 20 ft | Hero 1 | Active Conditions: None

I also really recommend submitting to Wayfinder when they are accepting articles. It's another great way to get started.

Everyone in Freelance Forge is really great, and I'm sure would be able to offer lots of advice and support.

If you are interested in continuing, I'd also reach out to 3PP companies. They are often looking for new talent with a few publications under their belts.

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