[PFS Core] GM Harker Presents: The Emerald Spire (Inactive)

Game Master Upaynao

On a New Years diet and been grumpy. My apologies if I've been too gruff.

Travel day today coming home from Florida

I will be on the road all day today. Taking my son back to College in NYC today.

<sarcasm> Yayyy Sunday Traffic in Manhattan joys galore...

I think we should move the discussions here.

Mudk are you still down HP? I got your con damage healed.

Sugar does not have much to offer in the talks right now.

I suggest we lie about our employer. and I feel that this will come to combat as I doubt they will simply step aside for us.

I'll give you guys until Tuesday to come up with a response, otherwise, in the interest of keeping things moving, I'll assume you're pausing in character for more than a few seconds and have the NPC's act again.

I'm at 22 hp and down -6. I never thought to heal after you fixed the con damage.

I'm thinking something along the lines of this:

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"Invaded your home? A home full of undead and goblins and spiders like any other abandoned ruin around here? We should be forgiven for not recognizing it as someone's property. Although I do agree that we harmed your guards, what harm we did was offset by removing your rivals in the rooms before this.

Either way we have no intention of looting or disturbing, only of exploring and cataloging. No stealing. You tell us what belongs to you and what items are yours and I promise we will ensure we do not take them. I so swear by Iomedae’s name that any item clearly described by you we will leave alone and untouched.

Additionally, I think we could agree that our movements through these ruins would only serve as an aid to you as we clear out the worst threats leaving you free reign of the place."
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I think that will honestly answer and misdirect her from the fact that we didn't answer her question precisely. This way there is no lying and we're not avoiding our mission. She is unlikely to know the true treasures of any deeper layers and since she can't describe them we don't have to leave them. Any one see any problems?

I think that the small tunnel to the surface that connects to this level is how they go in or out.

however the glowing green spire here may be a beacon for more explorers. perhaps we could convince them to go elsewhere?

Kind of a "we're but the first of many and this hideout isn't really secret" approach?

I like your initial suggestion and if pressed go with "we are the first of many".

I agree. The first of many argument is the best route, especially if we talk about how we cleared the first two levels, leaving this one unprotected.

This is the final encounter of this level so feel free to make your day job checks and let me know what Hex you want to buy.

No day job. B3 land hex please.

day job, perform oratory: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (16) + 7 = 23

Hmm, I'll take B3 as well.

Time to pick spells... and treasure.

B2 Please.

I actually don't want B3.

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I'll take B1 and

profession scribe: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (2) + 7 = 9

no day job roll instead I failed my lodge report roll... :(

I still need a Day Job roll and Hex purchase from Jirah.

Did you want to buy a different hex, Freod?

I want one of the ones that boosts my day job rolls. Either in the center, or if I'm not adjacent to the one in the center, then the one on the left. Can't remember the numbers.

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Most likely purchasing ring of protection +1 and amulet of natural armor +1 for 4,000 gp, then saving for +1 adamantine rapier next level. Gotta keep my rogue tanky.

I'll have the chronicle sheets out in the next couple of days. Let's take a couple of weeks off and start back on Monday March 14th for Level 4: Godhome.

For this next particular level, PFS suggests you take it on the Slow experience track to avoid out leveling the dungeon. Depending on how you play, there's also a strong chance you may complete Godhome without getting full credit. If that happens, you can take the level after that on the Normal experience track and stay at a level consistent with what PFS suggests.

I'll have my day job and hex selection up when I get off of work and look at the hex sheet. Thanks for another great level GM!

This is also officially farther than I ran my hometown group through before they split up (military town and people got re stationed, so the table just kind of petered out), so I don't have to pretend to not know what's going on anymore, so that's nice.

before we move on Sugar is certain that on a particularly starry evening, a certain boy may ask a certain halfling girl for a walk and maybe dinner...

I'm fine with the slow track.

Updated based on the last few levels fame and pp and minus the gold I'm expecting to get.

Once we get the chronicles I'll go back, buy new gear and confirm the pp/fame.

I'll do the Slow Track also.

Slow is fine by me

Same for slow track.

I need to do slow for the next two modules. Note the name of the next two modules while you decide on your skills as you won't be able to level between them.

The session has been reported and I sent out Chronicle sheets to everyone but Jirah. Once she gives me her information, I'll send her sheet out as well.

Profession Sculptor: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (16) + 7 = 23

I still haven't had a chance to look at the hex sheet. I've been crazy busy with work.

Picked up a +1 Falchion. I think we have enough fame to do so. This is now my default weapon wielded.

Doing this because of the number of times I wasn't in position to use the reach weapon during fights.

I picked up a pearl of power level 1

Profile is updated with level 4 stuff, including purchases. Feel free to share any comments, criticisms, suggestions, etc.

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Considering selling the Cold Iron Ranseur for a MWK Cold Iron Ranseur...

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My hex will be D2 for this chronicle. Looking forward to the next floor. Probably going to make my bow +1, or invest in some mithril chain mail. Not sure which, but I am positive that I will be taking my next level in wizard so that my fighter levels don't go over the caster level cap set by my trait.

Any suggestions on what level 1 spells to learn and/or prepare?

Okay, all the chronicle sheets are now out. We'll get started on the next level on March 14th. I'll audit the sheets for Core compatibility sometime before that, so please let me know when you're done leveling up, if you haven't already.

Done

Jirah: these are the ones that leap out at me. I'm not sure they're all core, and spells aren't my Forte:

True Strike
Floating Disk
Ray of Enfeeblement
Vanish
Enlarge Person
Expeditious Retreat

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Vanish isn't Core, but I believe the rest are.

Sugar is all updated for level 4.

and so is truffles.

looks like the entire last level I was using truffles' level 2 stats and not level 3....

all updated now.

Oh well, I guess Sugar does not get that romantic picnic after all
... :(

Everyone looks good, but I believe we're still waiting for Jirah to update. I'll go ahead and start the level and she can catch up when she's ready.

Also, just to confirm, everyone is taking this level with the slow experience progression?

Sorry, really busy weekend there. I'll update tonight. It'll be a wizard level.

<insert Hagrid voice> "your a wizard Jirah"

sorry I always want to say that when someone levels in wizard....

Also Sugar can not wildshape into small or medium animals... any suggestions for favored critter?

I was thinking a pony that identifies herself as a unicorn? :)

or maybe a boar so she can swap places with Truffles.

yes slow for sugar for this and the next level i believe

Slow track for me.

Sugar, look no further.

Just remember you can't cast spells or give animal commands. It's best used as a last resort. You are the party's only single classed caster, so spells produce flame and flaming sphere will be invaluable.

ok cool, I like the "bright color" part in the description.... I wonder if there is a way to make it look more girly?

One of my main complaints on Pathfinder Society Organized Play is that it sometimes incentivize slaughter for loot. Now, Xakon can be convinced quite easily to forget his loose moral code unless there are babies or puppies involved.

We could use saps and nonlethal force to incapacitate these trogs and plunder their homes, but even that seems excessive.