[PFS] 02-01 The Bloodcove Disguise (Inactive)

Game Master Zizazat

This will be a Pathfinder Society legal play by post game using the paizo.com forums and roll20.net for mapping. This means you need a Pathfinder Society legal character, if you are unfamiliar with these guidelines please download the Guide to Pathfinder Society Organized Play. If you have questions, please ask I'm happy to help.

A Pathfinder Society Scenario designed for 1st to 7th level characters (Tiers: 1–2, 3–4, and 6–7).

You are sent to Aspis Consortium-infested Bloodcove to gather supplies for a nearly doomed Pathfinder mission nearby. Disguised as ordinary merchants, you have little time to gather what you need and get out before the Consortium discovers and destroys you.

The Bloodcove Disguise is the first scenario in the two-part Before the Dawn campaign arc. Pathfinder Society Scenario #2-02: Before the Dawn—Part II: Rescue at Azlant Ridge is the sequel.

This scenario can play at 3 different sub-tiers (1-2, 3-4 or 6-7) I will start the sub-tier that musters first with 5 seats. Before claiming a 'virtual' seat at the table, please ensure that the character posted to your profile is up to date. I also plan to run Part II after we finish Part I, and will give preferential seating in Part II for players from Part I. This is my first time running a PBP via roll20.net, but I expect things to be fairly smooth. I would like players who can post at least one time a day, and give me a heads up if you are going to be unable to post for a few days (going out of town, etc etc).

Depending on a PFS setting that is being done as PbP here (but I haven't heard anything) I can bring a lvl 1 Assimar Divine Hunter.

Psyblade thanks for the response, but the character on your profile doesn't actually appear to be PFS Legal at the moment. After reviewing the Guide to Pathfinder Society Organized Play you can create a version of your character inline with those guidelines and I'd be happy to put you in a tier 1-2 seat. Thanks!

Mark, this is my forum post ;) I have 2 PFS chars Kor'sarro Khan (Divine Hunter) and Decado (2-weapon fighter)

I will have to upload the sheet for Kor'sarro and I can do that tonight after work.

Sorry for the confussion!

Ok, let me know and I'll check it over. Thanks!

Hey Mark! Ezrek, you favorite Alchemist has been through part one, but when when part two comes up, if you have an opening....

Hey Mark I would be interested in playing. I hope I can jum on this before your swarmed.

I will be brining a Paladin (holy Tactician) called Keladry Ragefyre

Id like to bring in my 3rd level ranger if you dont mind

Just realized my earlier post got eaten somehow!

@Hawkwen: of course!

@Sven: Let me know when you've posted a PFS legal character to your that profile. What you have currently has spent like 36 points (out of 20) in your point buy...:)

@Psyblade your point buy looks like 17 out of 20 excluding your racial. I see you are using Hero Lab, do you have the PFS rules checked for that portfolio? Throw the .por file up on your website and I can just download that for review :)

@Teranti, can you update your posted character please? Listed as level 3 and you seem a bit under equipped? Not including your level 4 bump, your attributes seem off (15 points spent out of 20). Thanks!

file has been pm'ed to you!

I'm fairly new to the PFS, played my first campaign last night, and I'm looking to get more online play under my belt. I'd like to see if I can join your game, but I didn't see what timeframe you're setting up to play (morning, noon, afternoon, evening)

@Teranti - not sure where I got 4th level from. Apparently I can't read. :)

@Psyblade - got it, thanks! Looks good.

@Kerrith - this is a play by post, so it's on going all the time. We'll just be using roll20 for map movement etc. Not planning to just run this online for 4-5 hours and be done, sorry for any confusion. :)

Hey Mark

I'd love to get a 1st level PFS character in this game, but I'm in an airport and can't link the file now. Humbly requesting a spot anyway if you go Tier 1 and can wait to see the PC.

Any preference on what is needed to round out a good party? I have several pre-built.

I said 4th but i meant to say 3rd so i edited my post (this is terenti, im a little new to the paizo forums)

@DM DoctorEvil - I can do that. Right now at the 1-2 table it looks like a Paladin, a Cavalier and a Fighter so...any non-melee build you are sitting on would probably help them out :)

@Teranti - ok so I'm not loosing my mind :) With my post getting eaten I was thinking maybe I was just confused. Right now it's looking like it might break sub-tier 1-2 already but I've got you on the 3-4 list.

So when are these games gonna be and will you have a link to the roll20 session

Ok mark. Count me in for an arcane type. Sorcerer likely. I will get it up when I get to destination tonight.

@AnCapBrony - this is going to be play by post, not a full online game, so messages will be posted whenever people have time, we will just be using roll20 to track the combat as needed.

@DM DoctorEvil - sounds good!

Oh I see

so will the posting part be in discussion then?

When the game starts there will be a gameplay thread open and discussion is used for more ooc and random chit-chat.

Alright boys, stand aside, Alafair Stormborn elemental (electricity) sorceress is here.

Let me know if you see any issues, otherwise ready if we get a full table.

I have a lvl4 half orc fighter?

Hey Mark sorry I needed to update my guy. This should be better stats. Also you want me to go ahead and grab feats and 2 traits? I also put my other ability points in there for being human. I am supposed to do that as well correct? If not I gotta shave two more points.

@Alafair - excellent, thank you!

@Wreck - I'll add you in the sub-tier 3-4 queue.

@Sven - I'm thinking we might need to back up a step here and you should download/review the Guide (linked above) and follow the steps for making a character.

This is what I have so far:

Sub-tier 1-2

• Keladry Ragefyre Aasimar Paladin 1
  
• Alafair Stormborn Human Sorcerer
  
• Sven Von Jeggare Human Cavalier 1 pending
  
• Kerrith Human Fighter 1 pending
  
• OPEN

Sub-tier 3-4

• Teranti the Terror Half-elf Ranger 3 pending
  
• Wreck Half-orc Fighter 4 pending
  
• OPEN
  
• OPEN
  
• OPEN
  

Sub-tier 6-7

• OPEN
  
• OPEN
  
• OPEN
  
• OPEN
  
• OPEN
  

pending means you have not yet provided a PFS legal character linked in your profile. The sooner you do that, the sooner you'll have a spot in the game! Thanks everyone!

I've never done an oonline pfs game before. Can you explain how i should link my char so u can see he's legal?

To all this adventure and its follow up (rescue at azlan Ridge) are good fun.

enjoy and good luck to all..

@Seth86 - I'll try to make this as click by click as I can :)

• Go to 'My Account'
  
• Under the 'Pathfinder Society' section click Make Changes
  
• Click on 'Register a new character'
  
• Fill in that. My suggestion is to leave most of the Form Boxes empty and just put all your character sheet text into the 'Description' box. You can dump your output from HeroLab there for example. You can/should also pick an avatar for your character, there are lots to choose from.
  
• Submit changes
  
• Come back to this thread and post a message/reply.
  
• Notice you should have a 'Post As' dropbox under the message entry area, to the left of the 'Preview', 'Cancel' and 'Submit Post' buttons. You should have the newly registered character name there as a 'Post As' choice.
  
• Submit your post under that character name.
  
• Win my love and approval. j/j :)
  

Okay. Thanks. Will do so tonight when i get to my pc. It's 4pm now

I hope it is not too late to join in. Sub-Tier 1-2 cleric for your consideration.
Thanks

What changes do i need to make to my character?

L4 Dawnflower Dervish Bard/Monk for consideration. All info in profile.

@Seth86 - Sounds like you've been playing face to face games though, what level character do you have?

@Batah - I always have room for a cleric of Sarenrae at my table :) Yes, that could actually fill the 5th seat, so pending validation of the other two characters we could get started!

@Teranti - have a look at some of the other characters that are not in pending and you should get the idea of the details I'm looking for.

http://paizo.com/people/KeladryRagefyre links out to an html output from Hero Lab that give me the full details.
http://paizo.com/people/AlafairStormborn has probably pasted a text output from Hero Lab that gives me the full details.
http://paizo.com/people/BatahIbnAbbala is another good example.
http://paizo.com/people/OwaiKhama even helpfully lists out the Chronicles he already has and where they came from.

This kind of detail makes my life easy, thanks guys :)

I beleive i have it

Sorry, I'm new to forum posting : I'm wreck

"But he's already got nearly a full troop of Pathfinders."

Just do it. He's not full yet. Every Venture Captain likes to send a full team of six, in case one or two get eaten. He's only got five right now.

"Eaten? I'm not sure I'm down for that."

Mareck, quit arguing. When have I ever steered your wrong?

"Uhhh, that time you said, oh jump through the tapestry, the loan sharks won't be able to find you at the Temple of Impeerial Inlitenment."

Hey, we came out of that with a solid sum of gold, paid off the loan sharks and made some key contacts.

"Yeah, but angels tried to kill us."

Quit arguing! The longer you chit chat with me, the more likely some other Pathfinder will step up!

The young Varisian man shuffles forward, adjusts his bladed scarf around his hip and shifts his hat a bit before clearing his throat.

"Ahem, uh, sir? Sir? I'll, uh, go. I'm needing a bit more experience. And, uh, I like gold too, so..., uhm, count me in, if'n ya would."

Mareck Bolthune's stats listed in his profile. Fighter 1.

He frequently appears to have deep conversations with himself. Likely insane, according to head doctors in Absalom.

Or IS he? ...

@Seth86/Wreck - got it. Thanks!

Master of Spells, Aram Zey, looks quizzically then coldly at the Varisian man. "This Venture-Captain likes to send teams of four. Four skilled, competent Pathfinders. I'd rather not have to sent out another team just to recover your corpses. Besides, with the Aspis already on the lookout for Pathfinder activity in Bloodcove, the more certainly will not mean the merrier."

Rangers dont need prerequisites for that feat if they chose the archery path. I a feat at 1st and 3rd level, ranger gets a bonus feat at 2 based on their combat style and half elves choose a skill focus feat.

ill fix the point build and I beleive i just bought a regular composite longbow

http://paizo.com/pathfinderRPG/prd/classes.html

(scroll down to Advancing your character)

http://paizo.com/pathfinderRPG/prd/classes/ranger.html#_ranger

(scroll down to Combat style feat)

http://paizo.com/pathfinderRPG/prd/races.html

(scroll down to half-elf racial traits)

@Teranti - My bad, I assumed with an 18 STR and a pension for 2h weapons in your inventory that you'd taken that combat specialization instead :)

This is Aram Zey, the Master of Spells for the Pathfinder Society. Don't piss him off. But remind him of our excellent work in investigating the Hao Jin Tapestry and the Temple of Empyreal Enlightenment. That's EMPyreal, with an E, as in Angelic Lords and all... Really, Mareck, after fighting angels, devils, etc, I figure you'd remember.

"Errr, well, sir, Mr. Aram Zey, Master of Spells, if you want prepared and 'competent' Pathfinders, I would respectfully <is that right? 'Respectfully'?> remind you of my, uhhh... 'excellent work in investigating the Hao Jin Tapestry and the Temple of Empyreal Enlightenment. That's Empyreal, with an E, as in Angelic Lords and all.'"

No, no, that last bit was just for you -- oh good gods.

"And I'm really good at throwing and swinging things. I mean, talk about competent, I can use anything as a weapon. No, really, watch, I can swing your wand and hit that snooty Chelaxian knight-guy over there right in the eye, watch..." says the Varisian bravo, as he holds out his hand to Zey, expecting the Master of Spells to hand over his wand.

"No?"

Its fine. also my char is saving up money for something rp related so thats why he doesnt have too good equipment.

If there is room I would like to bring my Rogue Nightwolf, she is level 1 ALMOST level 2. let me know if it is possible or if you are full.

@Teranti - I think you are just missing 2 traits at this point.

@Pacho73 - Update your profile for Nightwolf (see above for examples) and I can get you into the mix for the sub-tier 1-2 as an alternate.

The Master of Spells looks at you, squinting his eyes as he withdraws a wand holding it out for you. "By all means Pathfinder Bolthune, impress me."

[ooc] I think I have updated it. if not what needed to be updated. and a question this is my first time doing online play, Can I play more than one online play with a Character at a time or no?

My stats are currently 19 (17+2), 14, 13, 10, 13, 7

17=13
14=5
13=3
10=0
13=3
7=-4

that gives us a total of 20

http://paizo.com/pathfinderRPG/prd/gettingStarted.html

(scroll down to ability scores)

@Teranti - your stats are fine now, thanks. You are still missing two traits.

@Nightwolf - character looks good. Each character 'in-play' is locked into that scenario for the duration, weather that is a face-to-face game or an online game or a pbp game. One of the upsides of a face-to-face game is that 'in-play' time is only 4-5 hours. :) Any character involved in some form of online play is also 'in-play' for the duration of that game. So if you were planning to play Nightwolf next weekend at a local game day but you started playing in a pbp you'd be without a character, if you follow. There is nothing stopping you from playing multiple characters in multiple pbp games and mixing and matching local store games etc so long as the character isn't already in-play somewhere else.

This may be a good clarification for several of you in this tread who are new to play by post/online play. This character will be in-play in this scenario for several weeks, which means you would not be able to play them in any other game for the duration.

Oh traits. Sorry i wasnt firmiliar with them.

I should have anatomist and courageous traits

I'm interested in Tier 3-4.

Ajax: Ranger Level 4

Kujo: Barbarian Level 3

Speed is very important to me with PbP. What will the policy be with posts per day and players that go silent after two days?