[PFS/DMK] 0-05 Mists of Mwangi (Inactive)

Game Master Kludde

This is the discussion thread for Mists of Mwangi.

Cue 'king of the bongo'

This thread is for out-of-campaign roleplaying and rules chatter. Please confirm you character here - I will launch gameplay as soon as everybody is in.

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Checking in to confirm my spot! Thanks for running for us!

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Also checking in! I updated the sheet to my main handle and added my class. If it's better I can change him over to a Ranger. It was a toss up between that and rogue. I'm at work and will flesh out and crunch when I make it home.

also i would like to thank the GM for running this. it must be like trying to herd a group of cats with this many tables

Looking into the room at several looming figures tapping her fingers against her scale mail vest either out of excitement or fear, she didn't know. well someone should break the silence she thought to herself.

rising from a sturdy chair a young pale skinned woman with jade black hair began to speak hello my name is Imperia Lexia. This is my first mission and I am happy to meet fellow pathfinders, hopefully some of your greater experience will rub off on me. her golden eyes scanning the room Imperia sat back down in the chair I hope they accept me she thought to herself before returning to her prayers.

I'll put some handouts and fluff up later today

-Posted with Wayfinder

There's evil in the hallway
Of that you are aware
There's evil on the statues
There's evil in the air

There's evil in the displays
There's evil on the floor
It's seeping through the cracks
It's flowing through the door

There's evil all around you
It's even in your hair
Evil, evil, evil
Evil everywhere!

Couldn't resist

Evil in the keyboard
Evil in the phone
Telecom corruption
Better stay at home

At times I have the feeling my phone hates me back. I can recommend wayfinder if you have an android device, though, sure beats the change keyboard-change keyboard-find bracket routine you run into on a phone.

Ty. any advice for iPhone users

Yeah post from a desktop lol I hate my iphone

yeah, that. iphones do not like these messageboards.

Lexia has reach now. Don't forget to make an AoO on one of those silly shamblers that closed on you.

Thanks for pointing that out. It also seems the casting time is one round (so technically the effect would start only next round) - so I'm imagining her increasing her size over the course of the round. I would say she can already act as enlarged this round (but would rule against Aoos)

for some reason he man went thru my mind

just read this kept the attack roll up (deleting it didn't seem right because it was an attack roll feel free to keep or discard it)

ah true. though i got the impression from the map that only one of the enemies was in range to attack this turn.

don't forget your trait bonus to crit confirmation rolls, Dobar. wouldn't have helped, but you know... next time.

which one is the dead—err... re-dead one?

The red one, it's off-map now. I'm in an airport lounge, internet may be a bit slow to upload to dropbox

Oh yeah lol thanks. I did forget Ruthless.

That was a really nice combo Bluedove don't think I have ever seen it before.

Thanks! Here's hoping she'll actually stop an attack or two with it before long. She does need to be adjacent to her allies to attempt that trick though. ^_^

I also mean to test Azura out as a Musetouched Aasimar to maximize her Inspire Courage, but the loss of a feat means she would lose her ability to boost her allies AC, so I'll be interested to see how effective they both are.

anyone have a problem with me donning the half plate? (if i do stealth is kinda out of the window for me -7 but it adds two to my ac)

eh, i don't care.

No worries. I sure can't use it lol

are we ready to proceed to the office area and will I be taking point or does some one else want it

just take 20. the perception check is a move action so taking 20 only takes 1 minute for that. if it is trapped you'll have to roll (or take 10 if you think that'll be enough) for the disable i believe (since there's a penalty for failure), but if it's locked but not trapped you can take 20 on that too which would take 2 minutes.

who's Alia?

also, can i wait for a map update or will you not have a chance to do that?

well it was used next to the words quietly so I am going to assume its not me :p also happy winter season holidays everyone

lol probably not. i think maybe he smashed your and Azura's names together.

and yeah, holidays.

Alia is a character in another scenario :)

She uses the same avatar picture AND she ran through MoW with my sing-a-long bard previously. It was bound to happen sometime.

better ? and why do I find the ideal of a sing-a-long bard to be awesome

As you like it, it didn't bother me or confuse me that much. I think this picture captures your character well, too.

Yes, got times were had by all, even the aloof wizard.

so I guess things just got more interesting lol

yeah, sorry. lol. i was going to get both enemies either way, but i hoped the dwarf would have been the one caught in the crossfire with his extra +2 vs spells. at least, now, he can sneak attack freely and they're much easier to hit. hopefully we can drop one and get out of this corner soon.

does the surprise round count against the duration? it would mean only Dobar's first three attacks are sneak attacks, but also that Lexia can get up after the second one and (assuming she can find her weapon) swing at the space next to her blindly hoping to hit something.

edit: nevermind, i forgot that they're also stunned. go home, color spray, you got everyone drunk...

you could switch places with Azura so she can long spear over me (I think)

she should be able to spear that square anyway... possibly through soft cover, but with them stunned, it shouldn't even be hard. though, after her first attack i may switch with her if the cover is problematic. i'm actually hoping that we'll drop one rather quickly and Azura and i can get out of the corner.

Happy holidays all!

Everyone have a good holiday weekend ?

for the record, i have more tact than paru in real life. probably not much though... :p

Lol I hope so but this is so much more entertaining :3

like my high school theatre teacher used to say, anything worth talking about is born of conflict. :D

ANGRY FACES! lol

can countersong even do anything for me now? i can't tell if the shriek attack would be instantaneous or not from the description.

but the irony is too good to pass up lol. I am taking the knowledge check revealed something you didn't like?

the shriek paralyzes as DMK already said, but i'm trying to figure out if it's continuous or if they shriek once and you're paralyzed... because that affects how countersong interacts. the main difference it makes is whether or not i lob acid during the fight. grease is the only spell i have left with combat utility and i don't think it would have been much help in this encounter anyway.

First off, remember the GM's interpretation is the one that matters when descriptors are vague. Personally, I appreciate not being asked to roll 2 saves in a row. The board dice bot is notorious for handing out 20, then a 1, then a 20, and again a 1... >_<
I've never dealt with Pathfinder Vargies before, but since you must both see and hear them to be affected by the shriek, it's similar to a bardic performance in a sense, so it makes sense for countersong to work against it. It used to be a fear-based effect, ie, you were paralyzed by fear.

Countersong (Su): At 1st level, a bard learns to counter magic effects that depend on sound (but not spells that have verbal components.) Each round of the countersong he makes a Perform (keyboard, percussion, wind, string, or sing) skill check. Any creature within 30 feet of the bard (including the bard himself) that is affected by a sonic or language-dependent magical attack may use the bard's Perform check result in place of its saving throw if, after the saving throw is rolled, the Perform check result proves to be higher. If a creature within range of the countersong is already under the effect of a non-instantaneous sonic or language-dependent magical attack, it gains another saving throw against the effect each round it hears the countersong, but it must use the bard's Perform skill check result for the save. Countersong does not work on effects that don't allow saves. Countersong relies on audible components.

First off, remember the GM's interpretation is the one that matters when descriptors are vague.

Yup, that's why I asked.

Personally, I appreciate not being asked to roll 2 saves in a row.

I agree, but that still means the second one basically decided to waste a turn doing nothing.

I've never dealt with Pathfinder Vargies before, but since you must both see and hear them to be affected by the shriek, it's similar to a bardic performance in a sense, so it makes sense for countersong to work against it.

The part the description was unclear about was whether or not one must continue to shriek to affect you. The effect has a duration of "2d4 rounds or until the monster attacks them, or leaves their sight." It does not say until the monster attacks at all (so it could attack one of you) or stops shrieking, so in theory it's like a lingering performance.

It used to be a fear-based effect, ie, you were paralyzed by fear.

Ah well I'm glad it's not anymore or it wouldn't make much sense for me to retain the mental faculties to still identify them.

Countersong (Su): At 1st level, a bard learns to counter magic effects that depend on sound (but not spells that have verbal components.) Each round of the countersong he makes a Perform (keyboard, percussion, wind, string, or sing) skill check. Any creature within 30 feet of the bard (including the bard himself) that is affected by a sonic or language-dependent magical attack may use the bard's Perform check result in place of its saving throw if, after the saving throw is rolled, the Perform check result proves to be higher. If a creature within range of the countersong is already under the effect of a non-instantaneous sonic or language-dependent magical attack, it gains another saving throw against the effect each round it hears the countersong, but it must use the bard's Perform skill check result for the save. Countersong does not work on effects that don't allow saves. Countersong relies on audible components.

I moved the bolding to the more relevant part. The issue is whether or not the Shriek ability is instantaneous and the effect happens to have a duration that doesn't require additional magic or not... because I'm already under its effect.

Can't we all just get along T-T