So...
Yeah....
Thanks for poking me out of my paralysis.
Heard from Dom. He's hit a rough patch but hoped to post...but that never happened. I'm going through some of the same crap as him...thankfully not as bad. I'm also losing interest in running the game, as we can't seem to get any traction (and I'm at fault for some of that, too, I admit).
That being said, I'm willing to turn the key in the ignition one more time to see if we can get the engine to turn over and start running again. Post/question incoming in the Gameplay Thread.
Sorry for my silence recently. Had surgery two days ago on ankle, and had a few days of being unable to log in.
Glad to have you back and I hope you're feeling better.
Hope it heals well.
So wait, are we breaking in, or trying to visit legitimately as my noble identity?
Looks like a little bit of both: With the front gate locked (probably due to the cerberi patrolling the grounds), you'd have to pick that to 'visit legitimately.' I figured you'd follow it up with a bluff saying you'd found the front gate unlocked.
Real post coming either later today or early tomorrow.
Okay will post soon
It looks like we've lost Dom again, so we're down to 4 PCs...again.
Assuming folks want to keep going, I'll try to push things forward soon, either later this weekend or Monday at the latest. I'm a bit under the weather at the moment, however.
Okay, feel better.
Hope you recover soon.
How late in the evening is it?
How late in the evening is it?
At the start of the encounter it was about an hour or so before curfew, so approximately 8 PM.
So...do you folks want a rousing fight with a cerberi guard dog? I'm tempted to just handwave things and rule that you successfully abscond with Marquel in tow...but then we'd have wasted a lot of time doing a whole lot of nothing.
First two votes for or against a cerebi fight wins!
I say we go looking for a fly scroll/potion and spring him. Was hoping for Falina to post since her disguise abilities far exceed anyone else's.
I say we go looking for a fly scroll/potion and spring him. Was hoping for Falina to post since her disguise abilities far exceed anyone else's.
Yeah, I was thinking of handwaving the potion/scroll purchase and either declare the rescue a success or have the suspicious cerberi show up in the midst of the escape if enough players want a little more action. That's what the vote's for.
Flying potion Was the best idea floated so far.
I agree, the flying potion is a good idea.
So it seems like moving on is the consensus?
Happy Weekend! Please level your PCs up to 6th level as soon as possible!
So...with Dom apparently gone, I'm leaning toward running the game with just 4 PCs. If enough of you are interested in it, I can run an NPC (either Jessibel [bard/rogue] or Sabrina [aristocrat/sorcerer]) to pick up some slack. Jessi might be best, as she could utilize in-fight healing to free up Caldariel to do more in combat.
4 works for me! Do we roll for HP?
BaB: +1
Saves: +1 (all)
Skills: +7
Class:
Deadly Horns (Ex)
At 6th level, while in his vigilante identity, an oni enforcer gains a gore attack. This is a primary natural attack that deals 1d6 points of piercing damage. This replaces the vigilante talent gained at 6th level.
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Pretty easy. Gain an iterative and a natural attacks. So plenty of misses in the future!
+6 HP (+ Con mod = +7)
++1 BAB
+1 ALL Saves
Combat style feat (Point Blank Master (no AoO while taking ranged attacks)
Feat: Manyshot
Wild empathy, Track, Perception(To locate traps) and Disable Device increase by 1
+10 skill points (Acrobatics, Bluff, Climb, Disable device, Intimidate, Knowledge Dungeoneering, Knowledge Local, Knowledge Nobility, Perception, Stealth)
My vote is Jessi for the supplemental healing and bonus skills.
Paladin (gray paladin, tempered champion) 6
+1 BAB, all saves, SR
+6 hit points
Skills: +1 each of: Bluff, Diplomacy, Perception, Sense Motive; Handle Animal, Sleight of Hand
My vote is Jessi for the supplemental healing and bonus skills.
Seconded.
Do we have a party fund for getting the scroll? Or is this coming out of someone's pocket?
Now...can I talk them into blindfolds?
Good question. Worst case scenario I have it, but we probably should have a fund for stuff like this.
Some quick hits as I try to wake up this morning....
1) Level-Up hit points is 1/2 HD +1.
2) I don't think we have an up-to-date Loot List. I tried adding the hashtag #Praedam (which Google says is Latin for 'loot') whenever there was treasure in a post, but I'm not sure Paizo's search function is all that reliable. I'm willing to hand-wave the gold needed for the scrolls.
3) Related to #2, if folks could do a Wealth By Level check of their gear while leveling up, it would be appreciated. 6th-level PCs should have about 16,000 gp in gear. I know Falina's still probably way behind. If your PC is below the WBL threshold and there's an item you're interested in, let me know. "Turn of the Torrent" is notoriously low in treasure until this part of the adventure, but I can swap out some of the upcoming loot to better suit the party going forward.
4) We should probably get back to the Silver Ravens Organizational Checks system. With the turnover in players and roles (and with Google Docs constantly messing with the formatting of the Word sheet I try to use, I'd pretty much given up on the whole thing. Maybe you guys can just give me your actions and I'll make the rolls on this end.
5) Re: the Solstines, you could always do a Diplomacy (Gather Information) check on one or both of the sisters, or a Diplomacy check to change their initial attitudes (perhaps even making long-term allies if successful). Talking them into wearing blindfolds would also require a darned good Diplomacy roll.
T'chazzar has a current total wealth of 4,679 gp, 4 sp, 6 cp. Just a little behind the curve. His level-up hit points are correct (no Constitution bonus).
Haven’t done the math, but Caldariel is at 6-7k on gear values.
One thing he would love to have is a galmered mithril breastplate. That alone would cost quite a lot and would get him much closer to WBL. He doesn’t have the Dex to make full use of it, but the glamered and -1 ACP fits the campaign perfectly. Make his handwraps +1 and he’d be just about there.
HP +5 (+4 Class, +1 Con)
+1 BAB
+1 Fort
+1 Ref
+1 Will
Skills +4 (+2 Class, -1 int, +1 fc, +2 bs)
Class Skill Additions: none
Skills
Diplomacy +10=+5+5
Intimidate +16=+5+5+3+3
Perception +7=+0+5+0+2
Sense Motive +2=+0+2+0
Use Magic Device (bp) +9=+5+1+3
Background Skills
Linguistics (bs) +2=-1+2+0
Perform (dance) (bs) +16=+5+6+3+1
Profession (Courtesan)(bs) +7=+0+4+3
Feats: none
Spells per day: +1 2nd +3 3rd
Spells Know:
0 message
3rd slow
9201
Looking for
Headband of CHa
Metamagic Rods (especially persistent)
Oddly it seems I may be on the upper end of the WBL spectrum for our group. Kind of funny really. It's the whip, being a +2 equivalent is pricey, for my purposes it is probably more like half value compared to other things.
Equipment:
* Belt of Str +2 (4000)
* Liquid Glass Handwraps (801)
* Specialized Healer’s Satchel and surgeon tools (3000)
* Masterwork Chain Shirt (250)
* Vambraces (buckler) +1 (1155)
* Sleeves of Many Garments (250)
* (left hip) Oni Mask (0)
* (right hip) Doctor's Mask (This protective mask gives you a +1 circumstance bonus on Fortitude saves made against airborne toxins and scent-based effects. In Korvosa, it is a minor crime to wear a doctor’s mask in public if you are not a healer or physician.) (50)
* Doctor's Outfit (Any creature wearing this outfit gains a +2 circumstance bonus on Fortitude saves made to resist contact diseases) (150)
* Masterwork alchemy tools (50)
* 225 gold
So WBL is 10261 gold, but 3000 of that gold is for healing and only 1405 gold into defense. Taking the healing equipment into consideration, Caldariel has the highest gold value in the group!
Regardless, Caldariel could use some better armor. A simple unenchanted chain shirt isn't going to cut it when standing on the front lines.
First Attack
1d3 (base) + 6 (Str from dragon style) + 1 (Trait) + 1 (Liquid Glass) + 3 (Steel Dictate) + 3 (Lethal Grace) = 1d3+14
Second Attack
1d3 (base) + 4 (Str) + 1 (Trait) + 1 (Liquid Glass) + 3 (Steel Dictate) + 3 (Lethal Grace) = 1d3+12
Gore Attack
1d8 (base) +4 (Str) + 3 (Lethal Grace) = 1d8+7
Good for me to refresh and for party strategies
(1) Punching (flurry of misses, first one hits hard)
(2) Healing
+15 heal (+19 social guise)
* +6 (level) + 3 (class skill) + 1 (trait) + 2 (wis) + 3 (circumstance) = +15 then +4 (social grace retrain) = 19 (a true physician!)
5x times per day. DC20 to heal 2x level + wis = 14. DC25 to add wisdom again = 16. DC 30 to add K Planes +6 = 22 hit points.
(3) Scouting
- Makes potions that gives alter self for minutes/lvl. So at the moment he can change appearance for 6 minutes each day
What I really “need” is to find some way to get another +1 to heal. That way out of combat he can take 10 and always hit the DC for the best healing. It would alleviate any need for a wand of cure light wounds. Or at least make them not needed as much.
Any advice? Healer’s Gloves would give another +2 but that’s 2500 gold and a hand slot.
A headband of wisdom would give the +1 skill, would add +2 to healing and +1 will save. But it’s 4000 gold and that’s quite a lot.
Or he could just wait until level 7 so he can hit that take-10 naturally. Unless someone can help me find a different option? I’m sure there is some cheap bonus out there somewhere that I missed.
Edit: Nevermind! Figured it out. I have 225 gold. 200 gold buys a cracked incadescent blue sphere Ioun stone. +1 competence bonus to heal. That pushes him up to +20, making take 10 possible. Leaving the post up to share the wild ride which was this thought process :)
TLDR: Spent 200 gold on an Ioun stone to make take 10 healing possible out of
combat. Heals 22 hit points up to 6 times per day with retraining.
However, I need gold for retraining. I erroneously put social grace into diplomacy and not heal, which is needed for this build. That’s on Mrs Fixing this mistake costs 300 gold, which I don’t have. Could someone lend it to me so I can make the out of combat take 10 heal checks?
So I'm over just a bit over level without counting ammo (17,274g) ammo ads another 583g totaling 17,857g. I swear the only thing more expensive than an archer is a gunslinger.
+1 Darkwood Composite Longbow(+2) 2359gp
+1 shadow studded leather 4,765 gp
2 Efficient Quivers 3600gp
Wand of Cure Serious Wounds 4,500 gp
2 potions CLW 100gp
Potion of Pass w/o Trace 50
3 potions Darkvision 900
3 flasks oil of keen weapon 150
1 vial Antiplague 50
Snapleaf 750
Rogue’s kit 50
50 regular arrows 2g 5 s
1 +1 arrow 40g
20 silvered 41g
15 barbed 2g
4 adamantine 240g
4 tanglefoot 80g
22 cold iron 40g
20 pronged 2g
4 thistle 4g
2 splintercloud 50g
1 Thunder 20g
5 smoke arrows 50g
19 whistling arrows 2g
12 incendiary 10g
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So do we have a fund for things like buying something that helps the whole party, paying for group services or paying people off?
If not I recommend that going forward, when we split things up, one share be assigned as party expenses.
Like I said, if not. I can pay for it.
And yeah Caladriel, I can cover your retraining for now, besides it helps keep everyone alive, so all good.
Great, thank you. It’s a huge difference between having to roll and taking 10. :)
Definitely! So between that and get to g both scrolls I'll cross off almost 900g.
I'm going back through the Gameplay Thread making a loot list; problem is, I'm not sure (yet?) when accumulated loot was last collected and divvied. I'll probably make a post or two today/tomorrow.
I'll be watching the NFL Draft starting tomorrow night and may go quiet again until Sunday or Monday.
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Thanks for doing the loot search. I know how much of a pain that is.
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To help me envision this character I made him in hero forge. Figured I’d share it with the group:
Caldariel Social
The good doktor using his healer’s satchel
Caldariel Vigilante
Wearing an Oni mask and putting the liquid steel handwraps to use
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Very nice!
Very nice. And it actually does help me picture T'chazzar better. :)
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HELL’S REBELS LOOT LIST (5/4/22)
Post #3197: 6 wands of hold person (9 charges each), 5 potions of invisibility, 6 masterwork nets, and a total of 720 gp in various coins and small gems.
Post #3387: +1 chain shirt, cloak of resistance +1, ring of protection +1, scroll of glyph of warding, potion of cure light wounds, potion of cure moderate wounds, potion of bear's endurance, masterwork net, masterwork sickle, gold unholy symbol worth 100 gp, facemask worth 500 gp, 74 gp.
Post #3591 +1 shadow studded leather, +1 buckler, dagger, slippers of spider climbing, 2 potions of shield of faith +2, masterwork thieves’ tools, and 112 gp.
Post #3702: a silver bracelet inset with small pearls, cursed Urgathoan unholy symbol (1,500 gp total).
LOOT LIST – LUCKY BONES thru RETURN TO LUCKY BONES (5/4/22)
6 wands of hold person (9 charges each) 810 gp ea. (sell value 405 ea. – total 2,430 gp)
5 potions of invisibility (sell value 150 gp ea. – total 750 gp)
+1 chain shirt (sell value 625 gp)
cloak of resistance +1 (sell value 500 gp)
ring of protection +1 (sell value 1,000 gp)
scroll of glyph of warding (sell value 287.5 gp)
potion of cure light wounds (sell value 25 gp)
potion of cure moderate wounds (sell value 150 gp)
potion of bear's endurance (sell value 150 gp)
+1 shadow studded leather (sell value 2,462.5 gp)
+1 buckler (sell value 577.5 gp)
slippers of spider climbing (sell value 2,400 gp)
2 potions of shield of faith +2 (25 gp ea. – total 50 gp)
7 masterwork nets (160 gp ea. -- total 1,120 gp)
masterwork sickle (153 gp)
dagger (1 gp)
masterwork thieves’ tools (50 gp)
facemask worth 500 gp
gold unholy symbol of Mahathallah (worth 100 gp)
a silver bracelet inset with small pearls (worth 250 gp)
cursed Urgathoan unholy symbol (reward – 1,250 gp)
500 pp (partial reward for turning over Varl Wex’s intelligent kukri; 600 pp more still due)
906 gp in various coins and small gems
Look through this, tell me what stuff you're keeping, and I'll total the value of what's left.
Thanks so much for totaling all of this up! It must have taken an age.
For Caldariel, he'd gladly take that ring of protection. Aside from that, he could just use some gold to buy a breastplate. Put those two together and his AC will be just fine.
Thanks so much for totaling all of this up! It must have taken an age.
I should make a Bluff check and say, "Yep--lots of long hours and hard work went into that!" The truth is that watching the NFL Draft last Thursday-Saturday put me firmly into a lazy couch potato mode that I'm just now throwing off.
@Arani: Is the +1 shadow studded leather your character has something Arani started out with or was it possibly claimed earlier from the above list? (I wasn't sure when the last treasure distribution was, so I just went back to the first exploration of the Lucky Bones and compiled the list from there.)
Was claimed from the above list.
Those wands of Hold Person are going to be a goldmine. Falina and Jessi can do some real battlefield control with those.
I could use a +1 chain shirt and +1 ring of protection while I save up for my target armor.
T'chazzar, right now we are both at AC19 and both just have mundane chain shirts. What is your target armor?
I'd be willing to let him have both armor and ring, as if I go for a breastplate then it will end up being +2 AC anyways. And with the sell price can probably enchant it.
Anyone taking the cloak of resistance +1? If nobody else does I will. They are always useful.
My ultimate target armor is +x comfort mithral breastplate, which costs 10,200 for +1 and more the higher it goes.
At this level, AC 19 is garbage. A CR 6 wyvern has +10 to attack. That'll hit more than half the time. Without Dom we are basically tankless.
Now, I'm deliberately playing an underoptimized character, but someone should be able to take a few hits.
You can have both.
I’m thinking…
Darkleaf cloth lamellar leather with armored kilt. It means +5 AC, -0ACP, +5 max Dex light armor. And it can be worn under normal clothes, which suits this campaign. Not as good protection as a breastplate but it saves gold on not needing Glamered or comfort.
Total cost? 830 gold. Can probably afford enchanting it too. Throw in a ring, amulet (at some point) and the feat armor of the pit next level? Feel confident that AC can be decent